In the 1820s, Native American diplomats traveled to Washington D.C. to negotiate peace deals with Americans. During that time period, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs,… Read More
Museum Minute: Maria TallChief
What does Buffalo Bill have to do with ballet? That’s the question Samantha Harper, the archivist at the McCracken Research library, asked herself when she… Read More
St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Spring 2019
“Looking at old pictures had also opened my mind up to do more research about my ancestors. Bringing back new ideas and new thoughts from… Read More
St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Fall 2018
“History is extremely important in my culture and because of that, it is extremely important to me. This trip helped broaden my knowledge of not… Read More
Points West Online: A Living Tradition: Plains Indian Food and Medicine
Originally published in Points West magazine Fall/ Winter 2018 A Living Tradition: Plains Indian Food and Medicine By Hunter Old Elk & Liz Bowers “Whatever type of… Read More
Oglala Sioux craftswoman shares Plains Indian cooking expertise in workshop August 11–12
Join Oglala Sioux craftswoman Jen Runs Close to Lodge for an interactive, hands-on workshop, and learn to cook a vast array of traditional Native American… Read More
June 2nd, 1924: 93 Years of Native American Citizenship
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all non citizen Indians born… Read More
Points West Online: Photographs of Native America
Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2000 The Outside Looking In: Photographs of Native America By Becky T. Menlove Former Curatorial Assistant, Plains Indian… 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: 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