Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2004 T.C. Cannon: Challenging the Parameters Julie Coleman Tachick Former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum T.C. Cannon… Read More
Points West Online: Cody and Wanamaker: The Foundation of American Indian Citizenship
Originally published in Points West magazine Winter 2003 Cody and Wanamaker: The Foundation of American Indian Citizenship By Katrina Krupicka Former Intern, Buffalo Bill Museum… Read More
Opportunities for Native American vendors available at Plains Indian Museum Powwow
Visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow each June are not only awed by the competitive dancing and… Read More
Indigenous Peoples Day 2016
In 1937, a celebratory event called “Columbus Day” was enacted as a federal holiday, presumably to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Discovery is a loaded… Read More
Points West Online: What Do We Call Art (Which Happens to be Indian)?
Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2004 What Do We Call Art (Which Happens to be Indian)? Rebecca S. West Curator of Plains Indian… Read More
Buffalo Bill Center of the West hosts award-winning author Peter Cozzens
Peter Cozzens, author or editor of 16 critically acclaimed books on the American Civil War and the American West, talks about his upcoming book, The Earth… Read More
Points West Online: Compelling Issues in Contemporary Indian Art
Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2000 Multiple Influences: Compelling Issues Contemporary Indian Art Sarah E. Boehme Former Curator, Whitney Western Art Museum Paintings,… Read More
Talking sticks for candidates
It’s time to bring out the talking sticks for Election 2016. As I peer dubiously down the road toward Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, it… Read More
Buffalo Bill Center of the West workshop teaches the art of making parfleches
On June 5 and 6, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West presents a hands-on workshop on making and decorating a parfleche, the traditional American… Read More
Breaking down the sections of NAGPRA law
The NAGPRA Act has 15 sections, but only five need to be explained for the purpose of museum-to-tribe repatriation. Section 2 concerns terminology that becomes… Read More