Reporting from the Center of the West
Through
a creative collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media, Multimedia Journalist Kamila Kudelska reports about the American West from Cody, Wyoming. Her stories—which include blog posts, audio, and video—can be heard on Wyoming Public Radio, and are also found on Wyoming Public Media’s website as well as right here on the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s website.
This unique partnership is made possible through the generosity of the Hal R. and Naoma J. Tate Foundation.
Below, explore Kamila’s fascinating stories on contemporary issues in the American West along with its art, history, culture, and much more. She’s on the scene…
…Reporting from the Center of the West.
Museum Minute: Transformation of Sioux Florals
The Dakota people are well-known for their use of florals in their embroidery. Around the 1870s, they depicted abstract natural world scenes…
Museum Minute: Eruptions of the Snowy Owl
It is unusual to find a snowy owl in Wyoming because they breed in the arctic tundra and usually spend their entire…
Museum Minute: A Mantle Clock Symbolizes a Life Before the Wild West for Buffalo Bill
One of the oldest objects in the Buffalo Bill Museum collection is a Waterbury mantle clock that belonged to Buffalo Bill Cody’s…
Museum Minute: A Painting Documents a New Technology
A watercolor painted in the late 19th century features the Buffalo Bill Wild West show in action. But the painting doesn’t only…
Museum Minute: Japanese Attempted to Reengineer American Semi-automatic During World War II
During World War II, the U.S. Army was one of the first armies to adopt a semi-automatic rifle as its standard infantry…
Museum Minute: Modern Art Pieces Call Attention to Contributions of Native Artists
The Plains Indian Museum recently acquired two pieces of artwork from Lakota artist Dyani White Hawk. The two paintings are small 13…