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Initial Disuse of the Symbol

Item

Identifier

GG5

Title

Initial Disuse of the Symbol

Description

The two newspaper articles from 1972, “DCAC To Eliminate Use of Indian Symbol” and “Native Americans’ Requests Honored,” announce some victories on the path to stop using the Indian symbol. “Nine and one half months after receiving the policy statement of the Native Americans at Dartmouth,” the College began the process of removing the symbol from stationary, uniforms, and changed Dartmouth’s nickname from the “Dartmouth Indian” to “Big Green.” Not all requests in the original policy statement, such as removing murals depicting Indians, were honored, and it would be several years until the symbol was completely disused on campus.

Creator

The Dartmouth

Date Created

September 27, 1972

Publisher

Rauner Special Collections Library

Bibliographic Citation

Larry Adelman. "Native Americans' Requests Honored." The Dartmouth. Rauner Special Collections Library, 1972.

"DCAC To Eliminate Use of Indian Symbol." The Dartmouth. Rauner Special Collections Library, 1972.

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