During the Reservation Era, roughly from the 1870s to the 1920s, Native Americans were required to move onto allotments of land. Rebecca West, the curator… 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
Treasures from Our West: Beaded Trousers with Suspenders
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Beaded Trousers with Suspenders, ca. 1920s, Northern Arapaho An impractical but spectacular clothing item, these circa-1920s… Read More
Museum Minute: Imperfections Are Beautiful
Often the uniqueness of a piece stands out more than something that follows the trend. For Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the… Read More
Museum Minute: A Motoki Society Bonnet
Museum Minute: Why An Everyday Dress Is Unique
At the turn of the century, ethnologists and anthropologists were trying to collect objects from different Plains Indian cultures, since they believed… Read More
Artist-in-residence Ben Pease demonstrates award-winning artistic style
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Plains Indian Museum presents Artist-in-Residence Ben Pease, starting Monday, July 30 through Friday, August 3. This program invites… Read More
Center of the West announces release of extraordinary Plains Indian book
The headline read: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives important Plains Indian collection.” About the collection, then Plains Indian Museum Curator Emma I. Hansen… Read More
Museum Minute: Commodity Cheese Box
Native American women used whatever materials they had to create objects. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, came across… Read More
