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    • WorkshopsExplore hands-on programs for kids, families, and adults.
    • Conservation InternshipsTraining for conservators from all over the world.
    • Pre-K ProgramsSet up a guided tour for your preschool class.
    • Field TripsInvestigate outdoor adventures for adults and children.
    • Highlights MapsDiscover collection highlights in each of our museum.
    • Games and InteractivesLearn about the collection through online interactives.
    • Lectures & FilmsPlan for future talks and view past program videos.
    • Western EssaysDelve into historical information on western topics.
  • Shop
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    • Digital CollectionsExplore our extensive photo and manuscript collections.
    • Archival Collection List and Finding GuidesBrowse inventories of archival collections.
    • The Papers of William F. CodyDiscover scholarship on the man and the myth.
    • 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.
    • Western ArtDelve into the lives and works of western artists.
    • 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.
  • Support
    • Planned GivingLeave your legacy with a bequest or estate gift.
    • Patrons BallAttend our annual gala fundraiser.
    • MembershipBecome a supporter and receive great benefits.
    • VolunteerSupport the Center with your time and talent.
    • 1966 Pontiac GTO winner: Ticket # 4206Our winner: Ticket number 4206 from Bozeman, Montana!
    • Give TodayMake a donation to programs and operations.
    • Why I SupportSee what motivates donors to give to the Center.
    • A.P. Proctor bronze winner: Ticket # 1115407Our winner: Ticket number 1115407 from Dayton, Ohio!
    • Raptor ExperienceHelp provide care for our avian friends.
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Home > Archives for Native American

St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Fall 2018

December 6, 2018 by Hunter Old Elk

“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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Staff
Tagged With: Arapaho, Crow Indian, Montana, Native American, Northern Cheyenne, Plains Indian, Plains Indian art, Plains Indian Museum, sioux, St. Labre Indian School

 

Points West Online: A Living Tradition: Plains Indian Food and Medicine

November 30, 2018 by Hunter Old Elk

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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Points West Online
Tagged With: food, Hunter Old Elk, Liz Bowers, medicine, Native American, Plains Indian Museum, sovereignty

 

Oglala Sioux craftswoman shares Plains Indian cooking expertise in workshop August 11–12

July 24, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Mortar and pestle, both carved from porous rock from the Center’s collection, NA.106.437

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

Filed Under: Education, Newsroom
Tagged With: Jen Runs Close to Lodge, Native American, Oglala Sioux, Plains Indian food, R. Harold Burton Foundation, Wyoming Arts Council

 

June 2nd, 1924: 93 Years of Native American Citizenship

June 2, 2017 by Hunter Old Elk

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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Staff
Tagged With: citizenship, Native American, United States, world war 1

 

Points West Online: Photographs of Native America

February 11, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Arthur Amiotte (b. 1942). "The Visit," 1995. Acrylic and collage, 19 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. 17.95

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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Points West Online
Tagged With: Edward S. Curtis, Ken Blackbird, Native American, Plains Indian, Points West archive, Points West online, Sara Wiles, Wind River Arapaho

 

Indigenous Peoples Day 2016

October 9, 2016 by Rebecca West

A Treasure from Our West: Lone Dog's winter count. NA.702.5

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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum
Tagged With: American Indian, Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Native American, Plains Indian Museum

 

Points West Online: Compelling Issues in Contemporary Indian Art

July 30, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Fritz Scholder (b. 1937). “Aspen Summer,” 1977. Oil on canvas, 40.25 x 30.125 in. Gift of Jack and Carol O'Grady. 25.91.2

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

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum, Points West Online
Tagged With: American Indian, contemporary art, Contemporary Indian art, Native American, Plains Indian, Points West archive, Points West online, whitney western art museum

 

Talking sticks for candidates

June 27, 2016 by Marguerite House

It’s time to bring out the talking sticks for Election 2016. As I peer dubiously down the road toward Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, it… Read More

Filed Under: Staff
Tagged With: American Indian, Clinton, CNN, Election 2016, Fox News, Native American, Plains Indian Museum, Trump

 

Buffalo Bill Center of the West workshop teaches the art of making parfleches

May 23, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Oglala Lakota artist Jen Runs Close to Lodge (standing), along with Museum Educator Brian Gedron, leads a parfleche-making workshop at the Center of the West June 5 and 6.

On June 5 and 6, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West presents a hands-on workshop on making and decorating a parfleche, the traditional American… Read More

Filed Under: Education, Newsroom
Tagged With: American Indian, Jen Runs Close to Lodge, Native American, Oglala Lakota, Parfleche, workshop

 

St. Labre Indian School visit, 2016

May 4, 2016 by Rebecca West

Moccasins NA.202.706

St. Labre school visit to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in April 2016. For the eleventh year, the Plains Indian Museum hosted students, elders, teachers,… Read More

Filed Under: Plains Indian Museum
Tagged With: Arapaho, Crow Indian, Montana, Native American, Northern Cheyenne, Plains Indian, Plains Indian art, Plains Indian Museum, St. Labre Indian School

 

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