Jaclyn Rae Johnson (Confederated Salish / Kootenai) was awarded the writing prize for her Senior Thesis: "The Tribal Science Council: Redefining Health and Knowledge at the E.P.A."
[more]Professor Wilkins joined Dartmouth from the University of Minnesota where he took a leave of absence as professor and chair of the American Indian Studies department. He is an expert in comparative politics, American political theory, Federal Indian policy, tribal governance and the history of colonialism and Native peoples. He has published eight books since 1987. While at Dartmouth he taught two courses Fall, 2005: "Native Americans and the Law" and "Native American Treaties."
[more]Randy Akee (2004-2005) - (Native Hawaiian),received his PhD from Harvard University in Political Economy and Government. His dissertation is titled: "Three Essays in Economic Development of Indigenous Peoples. Randy is now an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. In June 2013 was named to the U.S. Census Bureau's National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations.
[more]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.
[more]Marie Kainoa Fialkowski (Native Hawaiian) was awarded the writing prize for her NAS 85 Independent Study project and resulting paper: "Healing Journey from 'Sugar:' Native Empowerment Through Health."
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