The Buffalo Bill Center of the West Board of Trustees Executive Director Exploratory Task Force and the Board’s Executive Committee today announced the promotion of Rebecca West to the position of Executive […]
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Museum Minute: Spoon Exemplifies Quill Work
There are times when a curator of a museum may decide not to keep an object that came in with a larger collection. That’s because of the damage or quality […]
Museum Minute: Symbolism of Red
The color red is symbolic for many different cultures and movements. It has become associated with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement, which hopes to increase awareness of […]
Museum Minute: “When the Buffalo Came Back”
The Plains Indian Museum doesn’t only collect art from the past. Rebecca West, the curator of the museum, said their job is also to collect contemporary art like those of […]
Museum Minute: Preserving Objects
Museums carry objects that unfortunately are not meant to last forever. Rebecca West, the curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said a Lakota sun bonnet in the Plains Indian Museum […]
A Tribute to Joe Medicine Crow – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2016 Making History: A Tribute to Joe Medicine Crow By Rebecca West Following the April 3, 2016, death of Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, Plains […]