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Collection Development Policy NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES - COLLECTION AREA
HISTORY
GENERAL PURPOSE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PROGRAM ... COLLECTING INTENSITY CHART is located on a separate page. COLLECTION AREA Native American Studies Program HISTORY Native American Studies began operation as a modified department at Dartmouth College in the Fall of 1972, under President John Kemeny, representing a recommitment of the College to Native American education. The reasons for the department's establishment are obvious: Dartmouth was founded in 1769 with the fundamental purpose of providing educational opportunities for Native American people. Michael Dorris was named the first Chair of the Native American Studies Program in 1972. At that time the college was one of the very few colleges in the United States and Canada to offer a Native American Studies Program. The program started with four courses in Native American Studies, with the cooperation of other departments which simultaneously began increasing their course offerings in Native American culture and history. This cooperation has been essential to the success of the program. Since this time the Program has hired top faculty in conjunction with other departments and greatly expanded its course offerings in the fields of history, culture, literature and policy. This relationship between the Native American Studies program and other departments, particularly Anthropology and History, has continued to be a strong and essential one due to the interdisciplinary nature of the field. | |
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