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    • Field TripsInvestigate outdoor adventures for adults and children.
    • Highlights MapsDiscover collection highlights in each of our museum.
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    • Lectures & FilmsPlan for future talks and view past program videos.
    • Western EssaysDelve into historical information on western topics.
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    • Digital CollectionsExplore our extensive photo and manuscript collections.
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    • Fellowship ProgramContribute to new scholarship using Center collections.
    • Buffalo BillUncover in-depth information about William F. Cody.
    • Greater Yellowstone Natural HistoryLearn more about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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    • Plains IndianDiscover more about Plains Indian tribes and collections.
    • FirearmsFind a firearms bibliography, glossary, and more.
    • ConservationFind out how we preserve Center collections.
    • Rights and ReproductionsLicense or reproduce images from our collections.
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    • Patrons BallAttend our annual gala fundraiser.
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    • Our next raffle car: a 1967 Pontiac GTOBuy your tickets online for this amazing prize!
    • Give TodayMake a donation to programs and operations.
    • Why I SupportSee what motivates donors to give to the Center.
    • We have a winner for the car raffle for 2019Winner: from Lusk, Wyoming, with ticket #0553
    • Raptor ExperienceHelp provide care for our avian friends.
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Home > Archives for lakota

“Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen.

June 7, 2018 by Hunter Old Elk

BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen. Emma I. Hansen will sign copies… Read More

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Staff
Tagged With: Arapaho, Arikara, Arthur Amiotte, Blackfeet, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Dakota, Emma Hansen, Hidatsa, Kiowa, lakota, Mandan, Nez Perce, Otoe, Paul Dyck Collection, Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, Pawnee, Plains Indian Museum, Shoshone

 

Plains Indian Weapons—Part 2: Stone War Club

July 31, 2017 by Ernest Gendron

In this second part of the series of blogs on Plains weaponry, I will introduce the stone-headed war club. Read part 1 Read part 3… Read More

Filed Under: Classroom Resources, Education, Plains Indian Museum, Staff
Tagged With: Assiniboine, lakota, Nakoda, Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, Plains Indian Museum, plains indians, stone club, tomahawk, war club, weapons

 

Points West Online: Continuity and Diversity: The Art of Arthur Amiotte

March 11, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Arthur Amiotte demonstrating his work in the Plains Indian Museum gallery.

Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2002 Continuity and Diversity: The Art of Arthur Amiotte By Emma I. Hansen Curator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum… Read More

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Points West Online
Tagged With: Adversity and Renewal, Arthur Amiotte, Emma Hansen, lakota, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Plains Indian Museum, Points West archive, Points West online

 

Treasures from Our West: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West “Cowboys & Indians” poster

January 28, 2017 by Nancy McClure

A Treasure from Our West: Woodblock engraved print, Calhoun Printing Company, 1885. Museum purchase. 1.69.6148

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2016 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West “Cowboys & Indians” poster Buffalo Bill’s Wild West effectively marketed its appearances… Read More

Filed Under: Buffalo Bill Museum, Treasures from Our West
Tagged With: Bozeman Trail, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Cheyenne, cowboys and indians, Frederic Remington, lakota, Nelson Story, Red Cloud, theodore roosevelt, treasures from our west, Wild West poster

 

Points West Online: Star Quilts — “A Thing of Beauty”

January 3, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Star Quilt. Freda Goodsell, Oglala Lakota, Northern Plains, 2000. Cotton cloth and thread, polyester batting. Museum purchase with fund provided by the Pilot Foundation. NA.302.144.

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2004 By Anne Marie Shriver Former Web Content Developer; current Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and… Read More

Filed Under: Points West Online
Tagged With: Arthur Amiotte, lakota, Points West archive, Points West online, quilt, Star of Bethlehem

 

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Touch the Clouds

October 28, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Black and white postcard. Touch the Clouds wearing war bonnet and traditional regalia. Photo attributed to Julius Ulke. 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. P.320.429

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 Photograph, Touch the Clouds When you walk into the new Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture… Read More

Filed Under: Treasures from Our West
Tagged With: lakota, Little Bighorn, McCracken Research Library, Paul Dyck Collection, Plains Indian, Touch the Clouds, treasures from our west

 

Treasures from Our West: Lakota breastplate

September 30, 2015 by Nancy McClure

A Treasure from Our West: Lakota breastplate. NA.203.236

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2011 Of Lakota origin, this breastplate from approximately 1890 is made of bone hair pipes with brass… Read More

Filed Under: Treasures from Our West
Tagged With: breastplate, lakota, Plains Indian, treasures from our west

 

Points West Online: Adversity and Renewal

August 8, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Standing Bear, Rose Two Bonnets, Lula Two Bonnets, and Louisa Standing Bear in front of their home, 1919. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Amiotte.

Originally published in Points West in Winter 1999 Adversity and Renewal By Emma I. Hansen Curator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum A long time ago my… Read More

Filed Under: Points West Online
Tagged With: Arthur Amiotte, lakota, Plains Indian Museum, Points West archive, Points West online, sioux, Standing Bear

 

Treasures from Our West: “Dear Mr. Catlin…I Love You” by Paul Dyck

July 22, 2015 by Nancy McClure

A Treasure from Our West: Paul Dyck's "Mr. Catlin." 7.73

Originally published in Points West in Fall 2010 Paul Dyck pays tribute to his idol, George Catlin, one of the first to document the Plains… Read More

Filed Under: Treasures from Our West
Tagged With: George Catlin, lakota, Paul Dyck, treasures from our west

 

Treasures from Our West: Lakota moccasins

June 6, 2015 by Nancy McClure

A Treasure from Our West: g 085: Comanche moccasins. NA.202.1183

Made from the hides of deer, moose, elk, or buffalo, moccasins are the familiar footwear of Native Americans. They were designed for a tribe’s specific… Read More

Filed Under: Treasures from Our West
Tagged With: lakota, Paul Dyck Collection, Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, treasures from our west

 

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