As one of President Beilock’s core priorities, and building on recent efforts, the College is establishing the Dartmouth Tribal Sovereignty Institute to deepen partnerships with sovereign nations, nonprofit entities, and governmental bodies whose primary purpose is to advance the interests of Tribal Nations. Key goals include:
- Solving Real-World Challenges through programs like the Tribal Services and Solutions Project, which funds students and recent graduates to partner directly with Tribal communities to address complex issues affecting their communities;
- Advancing Knowledge and Innovation through rigorous research, strategic convenings, and open dissemination of findings and solutions that benefit Native and Indigenous communities; and
- Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders through distinctive programs like the Tribal Leadership Academy, and other related programs.
Through the Institute, Dartmouth will build on its charter commitment to Native American and Indigenous communities by collaborating to help Tribal Nations advance their own economic, cultural, and environmental priorities; foster collaborative knowledge creation; and create meaningful impact.
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With your support, the new institute will build on the work of two successfully piloted programs—the Tribal Leadership Academy and the Tribal Services and Solutions Project—and develop other initiatives that advance knowledge and cultivate leaders.
Examples of this work will include developing new projects in partnership with Tribal communities, supporting a Tribal scholars program, hosting convenings and summits, and other activities that expand understanding and create solutions.
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