Indigenous Peoples' Month

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Orange Shirt Day | Monday, September 30th 

This Monday, September 30th marks Orange Shirt Day, or National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,  a day for all to raise awareness on the traumatic experiences and legacy of the residential school era in Canada and the United States. Native Americans at Dartmouth and the Native American Program invites you to wear orange this Monday, as we recognize the healing journey of survivors and their families and grieve those lost. The student group Native Americans at Dartmouth will be tabling outside of Collis Commonground on Monday, September 30th. Stop by to learn more and pick up an Orange Ribbon.

NAD Indigenous Peoples' Day Demonstration | October 14th at 12:30pm | The Green

At 12:30pm on Monday, October 14th, there will be a demonstration of various Indigenous cultures on the Green. This event includes an opportunity for participants to speak on the Green and write messages on posters in their tribal languages. 

Indigenous Fashion Show | October 17th at 8:00pm | Hood Atrium

Join this annual celebration of Indigenous fashion, creativity, expression, and design.This program is co-sponsored by Native Americans at Dartmouth, Hokupa'a, the Native American Program, and the Hood Museum of Art. Livestream access via the Hood Museum's Facebook page.

Sugarcane Film Screening | October 24th at 7:00pm | Loew Auditorium 

Winning the award at Sundance for Best Directing in a US documentary, Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie offer an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. With a beautiful and haunting score by Mali Obomsawin '18, Sugarcane illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere. 

A Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk – Across Oceans: Indigenous Solidarity Throughout Pasifika and Beyond | November 1st at 4:00pm | Hood Museum 

Museum intern Kaitlyn Anderson '24 brings together works whose origins range from Australia to Hawaiʻi to the west coast of the United States and Canada to explore possibilities for solidarity and empowerment rooted in community, continuity, and self-determination. 

Indigenous Peoples' Month programming is a collective effort across Dartmouth. The 2024 collaboration includes: Native Americans at Dartmouth, Hokupa'a, Hood Museum of Art, Department of Native American and Indigenous Studies, Admissions Office, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Native American Council, and the Native American Program. 

On the Second Monday of October (this year, Monday, October 14th, 2024), we celebrate alongside many Indigenous communities, Indigenous Peoples' Day. At Dartmouth College, the Native and Indigenous community recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day through reflection, advocacy, programming, and community engagement throughout the months of October and November.