In the sunshine and breeze of a perfect spring afternoon, crowds of students and visitors gathered at the Bema to participate in the College's 22nd annual Native American Pow-Wow Saturday. The celebration began with the Grand Entry parade and the Invocation prayer lead by Jack Anquoe, an Oklahoma Kiowa and head singer of the Grey Horse Singers.
Representatives from more than 40 Native American tribes are expected to participate in an afternoon of competitive and exhibitional drumming and tribal dancing during the 22nd annual Dartmouth Pow-Wow tomorrow. The Pow-Wow, which will start at noon on the Bema, is sponsored by the College's Native American program and Native Americans at Dartmouth. The event draws approximately 1,000 spectators and participants from across the United States and Canada, and serves to encourage interaction between the 150 tribes represented by members of NAD. "The event is an opportunity to share Native American culture with the surrounding community," Mark Blair '94 said.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund named David Gonzalez '95, Candice Jimerson '95 and Cresencia Spencer '95 as 1994 Minority Teaching Fellows, an award that earns each recipient a stipend of up to $18,000. The three recipients are among 26 undergraduates from 16 schools nationwide selected by the organization.