The Indian History of an American Institution Native Americans and Dartmouth [Paperback]

Dartmouth College began life as an Indian school, a pretense that has since been abandoned. Still, the institution has a unique, if complicated, relationship with Native Americans and their history. Beginning with Samson Occoms role as the first development officer of the college, Colin G. Calloway tells the entire, complex story of Dartmouths historical and ongoing relationship with Native Americans. Calloway recounts the struggles and achievements of Indian attendees and the history of Dartmouth alumnis involvements with American Indian affairs. He also covers more recent developments, such as the mascot controversies, the emergence of an active Native American student organization, and the partial fulfillment of a promise deferred. This is a fascinating picture of an elite American institution and its troubled relationship at times compassionate, at times conflictedwith Indians and Native American culture.

COLIN G. CALLOWAY is John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. He is the author of numerous books, including One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark (2003), which won six best-book awards.

Acknowledgments Introduction: A School in the Heart of the Indian Country Eleazar Wheelock and the Indian Charity School, 1743-69 Samson Occom and the Indian Money, 1765-75 Dartmouth, Indians, and the American Revolution, 1775-1800 Dartmouth Men in the Indian Country, 1775-1820 Dartmouth in the Age of Indian Removal, 1820-50 Students from Indian Territory, 1850-85 Charles Eastman, 1858-1939 Indian Symbols and Some Indian Students, 1900-1969 The Return of the Natives, 1970-2010 Conclusion: Eleazar Wheelock Meets Luther Standing Bear Appendixes Indian Students at Moor's Charity School Native Americans at Dartmouth Notes Select Bibliography Index?