Indigenous Peoples' Month

Join the Native American Program for its annual Indigenous Peoples' Month events!

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2025 Indigenous Peoples Month Event Calendar

Indigenous Peoples' Month events are generously created, supported, and sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples' Month planning committee, Native Americans at Dartmouth, Hokupa'a, Alaska Native Cultural Committee, Dartmouth Libraries, Hood Museum of Art, South House, Still North Books, Special Events and Planning Committee (SPEC), and the Department of Native American and Indigenous Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of History, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth Dialogues, West House, Dartmouth Sustainability, Office of Pluralism and Leadership, West House, and Willing Hands.

Around Campus

Stop by Still North Books the week of October 12^th for "NAP Tea" (a strawberry cedar sweet tea), and books by Indigenous authors. Learn more about the Still North Books collaboration here.

Check out the "Indigeneity at Dartmouth" banners in the brickway of Baker-Berry library from October 12^th through November 18^th."

Tuesday, September 30th

Orange Shirt Day, Collis Common Ground, 5:30pm

• Learn about the history of Indian Boarding School from Jason Packineau (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation and Pueblo of Jemez and Pueblo of Laguna)

Thursday, October 2nd

Dinner & Conversation, Native American House, 6:00pm 

•  Join the NAP and NAIS for a dinner and conversation with Randall Akee '94 (Native Hawaiian) about economic development in Indian Country. Please register in advance at the link provided.

Tuesday, October 7th 

Powwow Dance Workshop, Collis 101, 5:00pm 

• Learn Powwow dance styles and best practices when attending a Powwow with Raven Dial-Stanley (Lumbee). Registration open to undergraduate and graduate students at the link provided. 

Wednesday & Thursday October 8th and 9th

Ribbon Shirt & Skirt Workshops, Native American House, 5:30pm 

• Create your own ribbon shirt or ribbon skirt with Raven Dial-Stanley (Lumbee). Registration open to undergraduate and graduate students at the link provided. 

Friday October 10th & Saturday, October 11th 

From Ashes to Spores: Indigenous Women Restoring Land Relations

Panel Discussion, Friday, October 10th, 2025, Fairchild 101, 3pm - 4pm 

Organized by the Department of Environmental Studies - Featuring Dr. Melinda Adams (N'dee Apache; University of Arizona), Dr. Cherie DeVore (Diné; University of Arizona), and hosted by Dr. Lydia Jennings (Pascua Yaqui Tribe). Panel discussion on Indigenous land restoration using traditional fire burning practices and fungal bioengineering,

Collaborative earth pigments activity + food!, Saturday, October 11th,  Sherman House Picnic Tables12pm - 2pm

Come join us for conversations and creation. 

Monday, October 13th

NAD Midnight Drumming & Demonstration

• Hosted by Native Americans at Dartmouth, all are welcome to join the Afternoon Gathering on The Green at 12pm!

Wednesday, October 15th 

Dartmouth Charter Lunch & Learn, Collis 101, 12:30pm 

• Presented by the Native American Program and Dartmouth Dialogues – learn more about Dartmouth's founding charter and Mohegan member Samson Occom. Dartmouth Community members are welcome to join. Register at dartgo.org/charterlunchandlearn

Get Ready for Indigenous Peoples' Fashion Show, Native American House, 4:00pm

• Create something new to wear for Fashion Show, enjoy dinner and bingo with prizes. Registration open to undergraduate and graduate students at the link provided. 

Thursday, October 16th 

Indigenous Peoples' Fashion Show, Hood Museum of Art Russo Atrium, 8:00pm

• Join this annual celebration of Indigenous fashion, creativity, expression, and design. Public is welcome to join.

Sunday & Monday, October 19th - 20th 

Chilkat & Ravenstail Weaving with Shgen George (Tlingit).

• Dinner and Workshop, October 19th, Native American House, 6:00pm
• Lunch & Weaving Demonstration, October 20th, Collis Commonground, 12:00pm 

Saturday, November 1st

Three Sisters Festival, Collis Commonground, 4pm – 8pm 

• Join the Native American Program for culturally significant crafts, games, and food to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. There will be the opportunity to buy tee-shirts, enter raffles, and more. All are welcome to stop by!

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"Dartmouth's Indigenous community is a vast and beautiful one, with many different communities and cultures present. Indigenous Peoples' month isn't just meant to celebrate our heritage, but to also celebrate all of us who are here now, those who came before us, and those who will come after us. For these combined reasons, I wanted to make those facts clear for this design, trying to point towards our different Indigenous groups, communities, and or cultures that are represented here at Dartmouth, around themes of family, unity, elements and nature. I want to acknowledge however, not everyone is represented here, as our community at Dartmouth is diverse, and it wouldn't be feasible to try and represent every different culture (nor be able to honor each one in a way that does justice in a design such as this). So I hope with this in mind, you can look at these designs and imagery, and not just see the communities that are represented, but to also take time to celebrate all the others who make up our beautiful Indigenous community here at Dartmouth."

- Tlakuilkoatl (Mateo Silva '26, Creator of Logo)

On the Second Monday of October (this year, Monday, October 13th, 2025), we celebrate alongside many  communities, Indigenous Peoples' Day. At Dartmouth, the Native American Council recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day through reflection, advocacy, programming, and community engagement throughout the months of October and November..