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On February 28, Kendra Heimbuck, Executive Director at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn, announced that they recently welcomed Danielle Arnoux to the Brinton team as Development Associate. She will help recruit and retain membership and help with the events.
Danielle brings a passion for The Brinton Museum and our region along with a rich professional background to this role, and she is eager to get to know each of you and help you connect with the museum through your membership. Please introduce yourself next time you visit the museum – her office is located next to the Museum Store.
Born and raised in Big Horn, Danielle attended schools there and she said she and her family have a long connection to the Brinton Museum. She talked about her great grandfather, David Parks.
“I love Big Horn, my roots are there.”
She added that the roots here go even deeper, as she is a member of the Crow tribe.
The Crow people migrated from the Midwest, south of Lake Erie, where they farmed and hunted. When they reached Wyoming and Montana, they settled on the plains and became a part of the northern plains Indian culture.
That was actually the heart of Crow country, Arnoux added. And that was why the Crow people quit migrating. Many of the names we use today were Crow names, translated into English.
“This is a rich heritage of where the Crow were. That’s where my ancestors came from.” Each summer the Crow would come and camp near where the Brinton Museum now stands. They became friends with many of the local ranchers presented them gifts, so many of the items in the Brinton collection came from these long-ago friendships.
Arnoux also has extensive museum experience. She has a minor in Native American Studies, and she interned at the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
She said that the National Museum of the American Indian building is beautiful. It is a five story tall sandstone building, and there are no corners, it has a round shape, representing mother earth and the circle of life, and how there are no corners.
She said she worked with over a million artifacts there.
She talked about March being membership month at the Brinton, with 20% off the membership cost and there are there are several levels of membership at the Brinton.
Arnox added, “Becoming a member really makes you a part of the bringing art and culture to our area. These things are important to have. I feel really blessed to be a part of the history and culture of our area.”
You can reach her at darnoux@thebrintonmuseum.org or 307-763-5929 or drop by the museum and welcome her on board.
Photos courtesy of Arnoux
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Last modified: March 10, 2025