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Dartmouth Indian Chiefs (jazz band), ca.1955-1958

 Folder, Case: 5
Part of DA-857: Rauner Vertical Files

Description

Contains regional news clippings documenting performances of the student jazz band The Dartmouth Indian Chiefs from 1955-1957. The name of the group is an example of Dartmouth's complicated historical relationship with its Indigenous identity. For more context on Dartmouth's historical relationship to Indigenous students and identity, see "Indian Symbol" vertical files.

2024-03-09

Dates

  • ca.1955-1958

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Unrestricted

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Aspace Reparative Descriptions

  • The title of this file was changed from "Dartmouth Indian Chiefs" to "Dartmouth Indian Chiefs (jazz band)" to clarify that the subject of this file is a musical group and not Indigenous people at Dartmouth. Because the proper name of the group is Dartmouth Indian Chiefs, that has not been changed. This description was last revised based on the Harmful Content and Reparative Description Statement workflow on 2024-10-19.

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