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Rayna Green |
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The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth has established a visiting curator program. In May of 1999, they brought Rayna Green (Cherokee) to campus. Rayna serves as the Director of the American Indian Program at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. She gave a talk about the historical and contemporary relationship between American Indian people and museums. Rayna will be returing to Dartmouth through 'popular demand.' |
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Alyce Spotted Bear | ||
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Alyce Spotted Bear (Mandan/Hidatsa),
former Tribal Chairwoman of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan Hidatsa Arikara), made her
first visit to Dartmouth in January, 1997 as a
visiting scholar in residence. She is completing her
PhD in Education at Cornell University. Alyce
taught two popular courses for us: "American
Indian Education," and "Native Women of the
Plains: A Social History, " During the last
academic year, Alyce was our Mentor-in-residence
in NAS, She has returned to North Dakota, but she is not far from our thoughts. |
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Gerald McMaster |
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On February 28-29, 2000, The Hood Museum and
Native American Studies welcomed Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree) as
a visiting curator, Mr .McMaster is an accomplished artist and
is the curator of Contemporary Indian Art at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec. He shared his insights with
students and faculty with his talk on the "Discursive Space of the Museum."
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