Dartmouth Tribal Scholar Fellowship Program |
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The Native American Studies Program offers short-term fellowships to allow Tribal Scholars to conduct research at Dartmouth College, to make use of the institutions resources, and to interact with faculty and students. The fellowships are designed to give members of tribal communities, who would not otherwise have the opportunity, time to pursue individual or community research projects at an Ivy League institution. Funded by the Dartmouth Class of 1943 as well as by a grant from the National Science Foundation, these fellowships provide a modest stipend, travel costs, a housing allowance, office space, library privileges and computer access. The fellowships are from one to three months in duration, and up to four fellowships are awarded each year. The first Dartmouth Tribal Scholar was Charles Redcorn, a member of the Tzi-zhu-wah-shta-gi Clan of the Osage Tribe, who spent his time in residence writing a novel. Mr. Redcorn's first novel, A Pipe for February, was published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 2000. Carol Dana (Penobscot) served as the Tribal Scholar in Residence during the Fall Term, 2006. Carol spent most of her time researching and writing proposals to continue the study and use of the Penobscot Indian language in Maine. |
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