Dear
Dartmouth Community,
This
past Monday night, an anonymous group of people posted inflammatory flyers targeted at the Native American community in the wake of Indigenous Peoples' Day. These flyers, posted on college residences and buildings across campus, advertised "Vintage Dartmouth
Indian Gear" for sale using the "Dartmouth Indian" mascot. This behavior promotes the misrepresentation and commodification of Native American people, and this incident has been very triggering for many members of the Dartmouth community. Such disrespectful cultural
appropriation should not be tolerated on our campus.
If
you see these inflammatory flyers, we ask that you please remove them in solidarity with the NAD community. You can also show your support by filing a bias incident report
here.
The Panhellenic Council supports the NAD community in
the ongoing effort to combat prejudice here and everywhere.
If
you need support of any kind, please contact the resources below.
In
solidarity,
The Dartmouth Panhellenic Council
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chd/appointments/