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Plains Indian people

Fig. 1: Cadzi-Codsiogo, painted hide, Eastern Shoshone, ca. 1900. Tanned cow hide and pigment. Museum Purchase, Mary Jester Allen Collection. NA.702.31

Diverse Cultures of the Northern Plains Indian Peoples

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The Northern Plains Indian peoples have diverse cultures from tribe to tribe. This engaging and interactive curriculum resource will take you and your students on a journey using primary sources, […]

Comanche moccasins. NA.202.1183

Plains Indian Cultures: Yesterday and Today

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Objectives Students will learn about Plains Indian cultures, comparing the past and the present. Students will compare Plains Indian objects from the past to contemporary art created by Plains Indian artists […]

Pipe Bowl and Stem. Lakota (Sioux), Northern Plains, ca. 1865. Pipestone (catlinite), wood, pigment, brass tacks. Adolf Spohr Collection, Gift of Larry Sheerin. NA.504.125

Ceremonial Pipes in the Plains Indian Museum – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 1994 Ceremonial Pipes in the Plains Indian Museum By Emma I. HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum Before talking of holy things, we prepare ourselves […]

Ghost Dance dress, Southern Arapaho, c. 1890, 54 x 54 inches. Tanned elk hide with numerous pigments, feathers, and fringe. Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Gift of Mary J. and James R. Jundt. NA.204.4 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress

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Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Arapaho Ghost Dance Dress In 1890, Plains Indian people faced poverty, disease, and death on reservations. Under the leadership of the Paiute […]