“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 only my tribe but lots of the surrounding tribes as well.”-Miah Chalfant In the fourteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian […]
For the past 15 years, the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomes high school students from the St. Labre Indian School located in Montana. In two days, the students pick objects from the museum’s […]
In the thirteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The student’s fall visit is part of a collaborative program between St. Labre Indian Schools and the Plains Indian Museum. Tyrone Bearchum, Taylor Adams, Weston Small, Kyree Bigback, Victoria Bearchum, and K’Ghan Bearcomesout […]
“The blue popped, and I loved the teamwork we put into it. I’m proud of what we did and how we learned how to do it.” For the twelfth spring, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and teachers from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The student’s spring visit is part […]
St. Labre Indian School prides itself on the core values of “Respect, Excellence, Integrity, Stewardship, Spirituality, and Justice.” In the Plains Indian Museum, our staff had the incredible opportunity to meet a group of strong and inquisitive young women. These students exemplified St. Labre’s core values. St. Labre students Bailey Chalfant (Cheyenne); Taylor Dennis (Cheyenne/Sioux); […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2016 Cheyenne moccasins, St. Labre student project Students from the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana, undertook a research and exhibition project with the Plains Indian Museum during their visit in October 2015. As one object for study, they selected a pair of beaded Cheyenne moccasins […]