About Advising

Adria Brown (Chickasaw, she/her)

• Director of the Native American Program 
• Email: adria@dartmouth.edu
• Schedule a meeting through Calendly: calendly.com/adriabrown

Nicole Smoke (Mohawk, Wolf Clan, she/her)

• Assistant Director of the Native American Program 
• Email: Nicole.M.Smoke@dartmouth.edu 
• Schedule a meeting through Calendly: calendly.com/nicolesmoke

Through 1-1 conversations, we mentor and guide Native and Indigenous students through experiences such as:

• transitioning to a new environment
• finding one's place or community at Dartmouth
• navigating intra-community identity politics
• exploring personal identity 
• developing strategies for self-advocacy
• managing institutional and interpersonal power dynamics
• connecting with support services and resources across campus
• leveraging personal- and community-based strengths to thrive at and beyond Dartmouth

The Director of the Native American Program also serves in rotation on the "Dean-on-Call" system, a 24-hr emergency student support service.