The Mellon Foundation awarded a major three-year grant to the Dartmouth Library and the Hood Museum of Art to advance significant cross-institutional and community-centered collaboration grounded in Dartmouth’s Native American and Indigenous Arctic collections.
The project will redefine the relationship between the Hood Museum and Dartmouth Library. Together, they will enhance collections-based teaching, develop new search approaches for cultural heritage materials, and establish ways to connect librarians and museum professionals with faculty, students, and members of Native American and Indigenous Arctic communities from campus and beyond.
Goals & Objectives
ONE
Develop and deepen relations with leaders within Native American, Arctic, and aligned Dartmouth communities.
TWO
Focus on working with our Indigenous collection in respectful, relevant, and inclusive ways.
THREE
Develop long-term collaborative ventures and processes between the Hood Museum and Dartmouth Library.
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Review, assess, and coordinate current technical systems and workflows.
FIVE
Partner with communities to identify and develop resources and methods for managing, describing, cataloging, sharing, and teaching.
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Create, organize, and facilitate workshops and other relevant programming and events.
Steering Committee Members
Susanne Mehrer
John Stomberg
Zachary Miller
Richel Cuyler
Jami Powell
Peter Carini
Meredith Steinfels
