The Nez Perce Tribe historically was a nomadic tribe that roamed the Plains. The tribe is known for their use of color in beadwork using both geometric and floral designs. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said they often used black, white and red as well as colors of nature like blue […]
“The blue popped, and I loved the teamwork we put into it. I’m proud of what we did and how we learned how to do it.” For the twelfth spring, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and teachers from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The student’s spring visit is part […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2016 Cheyenne moccasins, St. Labre student project Students from the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana, undertook a research and exhibition project with the Plains Indian Museum during their visit in October 2015. As one object for study, they selected a pair of beaded Cheyenne moccasins […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Child’s beaded moccasins, Cheyenne These moccasins, just over six inches in length, were most likely made for a little boy. Fully beaded on the top, sides, and sole using both glass and metal beads, moccasins such as these were lovingly made for a special child and […]
Five students from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana—Gracie Littlebird, Cedar Chase, Keanna Left Hand, Tommy Pretty Paint, and JC Roan—studied beadwork and learned essential museum practices by going through all the steps needed to exhibit the items in their case. Their experience is part of a collaborative program between St. Labre and the Buffalo […]