“Looking at old pictures had also opened my mind up to do more research about my ancestors. Bringing back new ideas and new thoughts from the museum helped me want […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
This is Not a Circus!: James A. Bailey Redefines Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show
The “Little Napoleon of Show Business” When you think of the Wild West, it is not likely that James A. Bailey is a name that comes to your mind. As […]
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara People
“A ball of mud was divided between Lone Man and First Creator. They first created a river as a dividing point. First Creator took the west and Lone Man took […]
Museum Minute: Challenges of Collecting Sensitive Material
Museums are collections of objects that tell a story about something. At the Plains Indian Museum, the objects tell the story of the Plains Indian people. But sometimes the materials […]
St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Fall 2018
“History is extremely important in my culture and because of that, it is extremely important to me. This trip helped broaden my knowledge of not only my tribe but lots […]
Native American High School Students Create Their Own Exhibit
For the past 15 years, the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomes high school students from the St. Labre Indian School located in Montana. […]
