Winter counts are recordings of the Lakota tribal history. The Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has one winter count that is known as the lone dog winter count. That’s because Lone Dog was the last known keep of this tribal history. It’s a calendar representation of important events between […]
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 of her highly anticipated book on Thursday, June 14 from 4–6 PM at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Copies are available for purchase on-site at the museum store, […]
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 There are many types of clubs, hatchets, tomahawks, etc. used across the Americas. On the Plains, however, we developed a particular style of stone club that is both distinctive and […]
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 Note: In 2002, the Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] hosted a special exhibition titled The Arthur Amiotte Retrospective: Continuity and Diversity, then the most comprehensive exhibition to date of […]
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 through bright, colorful posters depicting dramatic, exciting adventures that occurred in the American West. This early poster, circa 1887, depicts a rare encounter between cowboys and Indians. In 1866, Nelson […]
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 the Board of Trustees These are notes to lightning in my bedroom. A star forged from linen thread and patches. Purple, yellow, red like diamond suckers, children of the star […]