Battle of the Little Bighorn

Mee-nah-tsee-us (White Swan) (ca. 1851–1904). Apsaalooke (Crow), Montana. Painting, ca. 1887. Muslin, pencil, ink, watercolor, 37.25 x 70.5 inches. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.702.40

Curly, a Crow Scout: Finding My Ancestors in a Center Photograph

October 19, 2017 by Hunter Old Elk

One of the favorite aspects of my job is connecting living descendants of Plains culture with the objects and photographs of the past. I wait for that moment when a […]

Custer: “Bound for glory”

July 20, 2014 by Marguerite House

“On to Little Big Horn for glory,” George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) announced in June 1876. “We’ve caught them napping.” Napping indeed. The battle was […]

Battle of the Little Bighorn

Curly, a Crow Scout: Finding My Ancestors in a Center Photograph

Custer: “Bound for glory”

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