Fact VS Fiction Explained At Plains Indian Museum | Cody, Wyoming

[@paulhowarden2332]

If you had not mentioned numerous times I would swear you were a teacher because of your passion for the subject of history.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Thank you so much!! I always just want people to have access to things that they might not in their backyard and through this we learn from them and become better

[@creativedesignsources2640]

I would move to say that, even without a teaching certification,that you have taught so many on the Internet more than they had learned through the education system, thus making you a teacher

[@berniejenkins4751]

This museum might be the best one you have shown us yet. All three you have featured in the complex have been wonderful and well done and you brought the material to us in a way that I felt like I was in the most interesting tour or history class. I will be visiting this in the future thanks to you.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

You are right.. this complex is right up there with the Smithsonians I visited early on in my travels and the Pacific War and Military Vehicle Museums

[@SJoyBV]

Another epic museum tour! 🎉

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

This one was so great with so many amazing details for us to learn from!!! I appreciate all the love and attention that went into this museum to allow us a glimpse into the lives of some of the earliest people but also how they live today

[@paulhowarden2332]

Thank you for taking the time to walk around, this must have taken hours with all the information there. You continue to impress me on your attention to detail. That museum really is an asset to us all.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I am so thankful that so many are willing to walk with me through these videos to have new brain wrinkles together.. maybe if we learn more together we can make a big difference in the world around us

[@druo7840]

One of my favorites. ❤️

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

It is such an incredible center to learn from!

[@codythelumberjack4946]

Your museum videos are some of my favorites. You do such a good job with them when I see one because I know they’re a little longer. I make sure I watch them over lunch so that I can watch the whole thing.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Thank you so much!! I love sharing places like this because they have such wonderful information which allow us all to learn more about each tribe throughout the years but also the impact of settlers and how that wasn't always positive

[@okieadventures3785]

35:33 the timeline is one I am very familiar with living in Oklahoma and learning from some of the tribal centers. It is not okay that we treated people who are now my neighbors and their families this way. Thank you for not being afraid to talk about this and sharing their stories with a different group of people who might not go to these tribal centers or ever talk to the elders.

[@codythelumberjack4946]

What tribal centers have you been to? I would enjoy going to a few to learn a bit more because I’m very interested in this portion of history.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I feel as though it is important to sometimes face the harsh reality to confront the bad so we can learn to be better as people and not put others through such struggles and strains... ultimately we should all learn from this and value our neighbors

[@vincentvillanueva3778]

Can you sit and listen to the sounds in each room? I feel a deep connection with music of various tribal groups not sure why but it is powerful.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Yes you can take as much time as you would like in each room and around the museum they have a series of benches which would be perfect for that

[@vincentvillanueva3778]

Great museum. A lot of information I haven't seen before and thanks to you I know a bit more. Keep it up.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

This is such a wonderful place!! I am so glad places like this exist to share more about the people and the culture so we can learn and grow

[@ktk2094]

Thanks for your amazing tour. Your background in journalism shows.

[@berniejenkins4751]

I agree.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Thank you for coming along and being receptive to the brain wrinkles from this location!!!

[@sundayknightly6485]

I say it every time you do a museum, but if you were my history teacher, I probably would’ve been more interested.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

thank you so much!! i just am happy to bring new brain wrinkles to us all and i hope through these we all learn from the past to make better tomorrows

[@IShallNotBeSilent]

This one really hits close to home. I was told stories of my ancestors growing up and then I had my dna tested and it showed my indigenous connection and why I am the way I am and why I have to be outside and in nature and my hands and feet in the dirt. May sound weird, but it is a very spiritual thing. My 2nd 3rd great grandmothers names were missouria, now know as the state of Missouri. Thank you so much for this Bunny!!!!!! Be Blessed!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

You are so welcome!! Places like this help us all to realize how much people worked together, respected nature and still continue these themes into todays world despite the world being so different. I am always happy to share these things and hope everyone can be impacted in a positive way!

[@sueford1048]

Favorite museum I'll be watching again,so much to see.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

so much to see here and this isn't everything... it would be several hours if i did each thing...lol... i love this museum however it has such a wonderful amount of knowledge for us all

[@deniseyoung5385]

I’ve always really appreciated the way that many American and Canadian Indigenous respectfully refer to their elders as Aunties and Uncles regardless of blood relation. To me, that really brings forth the “It Takes a Village” way of thinking. Many adults in the tribe have influence and responsibility for all the children, which to me is beautiful because it’s very powerful in building community amongst people that one day will take over the leadership roles. My indigenous ancestry has been lost to history and people who felt pressured or in fact were forced to fit into the colonial population, but I do know that it’s there, even as recently as my parents’ grandparents on both sides of my family. I like to think that the way I think about the world which tends to be very in line with indigenous culture is influenced by that portion of my DNA. Regardless, I have always been fascinated and carry a lot of respect for the Native Tribes and their culture. It makes me angry to think that some of my other ancestors were very probably a part of subduing that culture to such an extent that some of us don’t even know about it anymore even though we may carry that ancestry. While I want to learn and feel great respect, I don’t make any claim on their culture, because I don’t feel entitled to do so, but I feel a great sense of sadness and shame about the past efforts to take their culture away. I think it’s important to acknowledge it and talk about it and have places like this that seek to educate and preserve the culture of our beautiful indigenous tribes. Thank you for such an insightful and respectful sharing of this great place.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I always love being able to get new brain wrinkles in regards to different subjects but this one allows us to better understand our neighbors and what they have endured over time but also celebrate their legacy and how important their teachings have been to us all.....It always brings me such joy to see the community aspect of the tribes and how everyone was a part of the bigger picture but also how they respected the world around them uniquely and still do. We all could learn from this

[@lindaalaniz7129]

Such a beautiful and sad history. Ive always felt like this. Im 75 years old.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

it is super sad to see the history but also a joyous past to celebrate the culture correctly

[@bigredhillbilly8466]

Every time I watch a museum I learn something new. I am figuring out that everything I learned in school was probably wrong. Why do they do that?

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I think that what we all have historically learned in life is through the very defined lens of painting the narrative of white hat / black hat like i mentioned. These stories need champions and heros and villans and sadly that isn't always the correct portrayal of reality. We demonize people that we wanted to banish to normalize that they were being banished for a "reason" however in all reality most of the fighting was over taking and claiming more land for power... we know we could all co-exist but in the power dynamic division is the main goal to justify actions which have not always been accurate

[@terriweston-br7jf]

Oh, Bunny, what a wonderful video, and at the same time, what a horrible and heartbreaking chapter of our history!!!

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I agree... coming to places like this is both exciting and sad.... it is exciting because we learn more about out neighbors and their journey and traditions.. but sad because obviously in the past people have not always valued others like we should.. i am always happy to be able to share these stories in a way that helps others see the world around us....

[@creativedesignsources2640]

I am not sure if you have seen the program reservation dogs, but based on the places that you go, I think you would enjoy it. There is a lot of culture told through the show.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

I have heard of it however have not yet watched... I will be adding it to my list per this recommendation however.. I also noticed they did well at the EMMYs so it had popped onto my radar...

[@lindaalaniz7129]

Such beautiful beadwork.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

i agree. the intricate beadwork is amazing to see

[@murphysoutfitters9649]

History is often not pretty. But if we refuse to learn from it we are doomed to repeat it.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Absolutely!! I think it is so important to realize wrongs so we don't make them again

[@CatBalou38]

Someone's skin color is the very least of who they are. It certainly is not important.

[@BunnyPlaysHere]

Which is why I am happy they made this choice! It was so interesting to see how they explained this and why I think contextually history told without tone is so much more for us all!!!

[@CatBalou38]

@@BunnyPlaysHere Bunny I absolutely agree. When I talk about experiences I have had I deliberately use no identifying skin tones. Strange how people always ask me though 🤔