Welcome to Native American Studies at Dartmouth College

Native American Studies Today

On Focus

The Houser sculpture was a gift of Dave Raynolds, '49, and his wife Mary Alice Kean Raynolds. It now graces our front lawn and welcomes visitors to Native American Studies at Dartmouth.

Department Contacts

Department Chair:
Colin G. Calloway (e-mail)
Department Administrator:
Sheila C. Laplante (e-mail)

Events This Term

The 37th Annual Dartmouth Pow-Wow will be held May 9 and 10.

Founded in 1769 with a mission to educate Indian students, Dartmouth College recommitted itself to that mission in 1970 and established the Native American Studies Program in 1972, an academic program open to all Dartmouth students. Native American Studies strives to develop interdisciplinary teaching and research and increase understanding of the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of Indian peoples in the United States and Canada. Our courses explore Native American ways of living, understanding the world, and organizing their societies; they also examine the impact of invasion and colonization on Indian America, and the intersection of Indian and European histories and systems of knowledge.