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Native Americans At Dartmouth CollegeIntroduction The charter of Dartmouth College, granted to Eleazar Wheelock in 1769, proclaims that it was created "for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land in reading, writing and all parts of Learning ... as well as in all liberal Arts and Sciences; and also of English Youth and any others." While Dartmouth's students since that time have mainly been "others", the college has a long history of involvement with Indian education. Wheelock, a Congregationalist whose goals were to convert Indians to Christianity, was head of Moor's Indian Charity School, used to prepare students for the college. In 1969 a Native American academic and social program was established by the college's president John Kemeny, who also announced a new dedication to increasing Native American enrollment. About the Organization The Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD) organization is a voluntary, student-run organization at Dartmouth College. NAD has represented over 150 tribes since it first began and there are currently approximately 50 active students within the organization. These students meet every Thursday of the term at the Native American House (35 N.Main St.) to determine their agenda of activities for the term. Activities may include faculty dinners, dance parties, community service, and academic workshops. NAD's main goals include working on joint concerns of their group and planning to improve the environment for NAD campus-wide. In the Winter of 2004 Native Americans at Dartmouth held and hosted the first annual All Ivy Native Conference. The Conference was a weekend-long event that included a career fair, academic workshops, and resume and job search workshops, as well as presenting many post-graduation options. Native Americans at Dartmouth also plan an annual Spring Dartmouth College Powwow on the weekend of Mother's Day. NAD also partakes in a group called the Inner Community Council which is dedicated to uniting all the minority organizations on the campus of Dartmouth College in an effort to be a support for the organizations.
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