New Exhibition Featuring Noomohtsiistaapitapi Sstaniiniki (This is the Life of Cecile Black Boy)

Noomohtsiistaapitapi Sstaniiniki (This is the Life of Cecile Black Boy)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 21, 2017 - BROWNING, MONTANA: The Museum of the Plains Indian, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, announces the opening of a special exhibition, Noomohtsiistaapitapi Sstaniiniki (This is the Life of Cecile Black Boy).  The exhibition will run from March 31 to May 26, 2017.  On Friday, March 24, there will be an opening reception from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.  The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. 

This exhibition will explore the history and art of Blackfeet painted tipis.  Images of painted tipis created by the Blackfeet artists Victor and Howard Pepion are a central focus of the exhibit.  Cecile Black Boy compiled the traditional stories of many Blackfeet painted tipis as part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers Project.  Text panels throughout the exhibit will interpret these stories for the visitor. 

For more information about the exhibit, please call the Museum of the Plains Indian at (406) 338-2230 or download the exhibition flyer.

The Museum of the Plains Indian is managed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior. For admission fees and hours of operation, please call the Museum of the Plains Indian at (406) 338-2230.