One of the most important objectives of the Advancing Pathways project is to make more accessible the cultural heritage of the Native and Indigenous communities that are represented in our Library and Hood collections. When descendant communities have both access and...
During the Hood Museum of Art’s NAGPRA re-inventory of ancestral remains in March 2021, we learned of two Inuit ancestors housed in the collection. Further research at the Rauner Special Collections Library led to a geographical and cultural affiliation with Cape York...
In April 2021, the Hood Museum launched a blog, “Meanwhile at the Museum,” about the behind-the-scenes work going on at the museum. The blog features content written by a range of voices across all areas of the museum, and aims to share our professional stories,...
The 2021 Native American Program Blanketing Ceremony took place on June 11 to honor graduating seniors, and several members of the Advancing Pathways team participated in this successful celebration. In honor of their dedication and accomplishment, each graduate was...
During a two-day virtual session this past May 2021, 30 staff members from the Dartmouth College Library and the Hood Museum of Art came together as a working group on Indigenous Cultural Heritage. We were led by Mohegan presenters, Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and...
The Advancing Pathways project at Dartmouth was conceived of and received funding before the global pandemic and social distancing began. Within the budget for the project, funds were earmarked for in-person workshops and meetings. As sharing meals is an important...
Richel Cuyler was selected for the role of Cultural Heritage Technical Developer in February 2021. Richel is a creative technologist, bringing an interdisciplinary approach to building apps and integrations that help solve technology challenges. Richel joined...
As the charter for the College declared, Dartmouth was “founded for the education of Indian and English youths.” While the College failed to meet the mandate of its charter for the first two-hundred years of its existence, Dartmouth has been a leader in Native...
The Hood Museum of Art began its NAGPRA protocol in 1993 when it provided inventories to all federallyrecognized tribes and the Abenaki, a tribe without federal recognition on whose homeland Dartmouth sits. Theoriginal inventory included information for those items...
The Advisory Committee for the Advancing Pathways for Long-Term Collaboration project has been formedand will meet in its first quarterly meeting on January 28th, 2021. It consists of staff and faculty leaders acrossDartmouth, including those from the Native American...
