The Indian History of an American Institution: Native Americans and Dartmouth

Dartmouth College began life as an Indian school, a pretense that has since been abandoned. Still, the institution has a unique, if complicated, relationship with Native Americans and their history. Beginning with Samson Occom's role as the first "development officer" of the college, Colin G. Calloway tells the entire, complex story of Dartmouth's historical and ongoing relationship with Native Americans. Calloway recounts the struggles and achievements of Indian attendees and the history of Dartmouth alumni's involvements with American Indian affairs. He also covers more recent developments, such as the mascot controversies, the emergence of an active Native American student organization, and the partial fulfillment of a promise deferred. This is a fascinating picture of an elite American institution and its troubled relationship-- at times compassionate, at times conflicted--with Indians and Native American culture.

Author: Colin G. Calloway
Publisher: Dartmouth College Press
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.58h x 5.62w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781584658443
ISBN10: 1584658444
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Schools | Levels | Higher
- Education | History
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

About the Author
COLIN G. CALLOWAY is John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. He is the author of numerous books, including One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark (2003), which won six best-book awards.