The buffalo supplied the Plains Indians -- Blood, Sarcee, Peigan and Blackfoot among others - with almost everything they needed. Hides were dressed and made into clothing and stretched onto poles ...

Plains Indians had limited contact with the white man before the mid-1800s. The Canadian west had already been mapped but there were only a handful of explorers, missionaries and fur traders on ...

As white explorers and settlers entered Western territory, they disrupted a centuries-old culture — that of the Plains Indians. The arrival of the railroad and, with it, more permanent and ...

NEW TOWN, N.D. (KFYR) - There’s a big change on Main Street in New Town. Great Plains Indian Trading moved into the Super Value Building. Great Plains Indian Trading is 100 percent Native ...

White Americans won the West because everything was on their side. The Native Americans fought bravely, but the odds were completely against them.

Woodward Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum Director Mikel Robinson has invited all to attend a book-signing that will highlight and honor the book “Justice for All.” ...

The poor soil and harsh climate discouraged them - along with the fact that the Plains were officially Indian territory - land was expensive to buy, and anybody wanting to go west faced a long ...

Madison Plains (4-15, 3-12) had half of its losses come by five points or fewer, but never had a chance to overcome its close ...

HPAIRI is a valuable and important resource for American Indian tribes and scholars. It is accessible for use in both Indigenous-driven research and for research initiated by University of Wyoming ...

The High Plains American Indian Research Institute (HPAIRI) aims to promote positive and productive relationships between the University of Wyoming and regional American Indian communities. Assisting ...