Western Heritage Center Director Kevin Kooistra applied to host the exhibit’s national tour when he saw there were no venues for it in the Northern Great Plains.
Western Heritage Center Director Kevin Kooistra applied to host the exhibit’s national tour when he saw there were no venues for it in the Northern Great Plains.
BILLINGS, Mont. - On Wednesday, the Western Heritage Center (WHC) had the pleasure to announce a series of free lectures that will accompany their new exhibit, "Away From Home: American
The Western Heritage Center (WHC) of Billings is hosting the national traveling exhibit “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” from April 9 — May 24.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the United States Army, seeking the return of the remains of two children who died and were buried at the US government’s flagship Indian boarding school more than 120 years ago. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) on behalf of the tribe, alleges that the Army failed to follow federal law and instead deferred to its own process. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit are: The U.S. Army, the Office of Army Cemeteries, and three individual employees who oversee the Office of Army Secretaries, and the cemetery where the children are buried.