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A sculpture by world-renowned artist Niki de Saint Phalle (far left) overlooks the future site of the Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples and the Samuel G. Rose '58 Art Gallery. Photo by Dan Loh.

The Powerful Vision Behind the Samuel G. Rose '58 Art Collection

A major gift to Dickinson will enrich our understanding of Native cultures and experiences and contribute to a national destination. It’s all thanks to one visionary alum.

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Dickinson Celebrates Start of Construction on Samuel G. Rose '58 Art Gallery

The special event will be held Saturday, May 2, at 11 a.m., at the John M. Paz ’78 Alumni & Family Center, immediately next door to the construction site on High Street.

A rendering of the new Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples.

From Carlisle’s Past to Dickinson’s Present

Decades of history and more than a decade of scholarship inform Dickinson’s continued commitment to Native and Indigenous studies.

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Dickinson Hosts Ground-Blessing Ceremony for Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples

The new facility will provide a world-class home for the college’s Center for the Futures of Native Peoples (CFNP) and house the new Samuel G. Rose ’58 Art Gallery.

A rendering of the new center viewed from High Street.

New Gift to Provide World-Class Home for Dickinson’s Center for the Futures of Native Peoples

The Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples will soon provide a world-class, on-campus home for Dickinson's CFNP. It will also feature the Samuel G. Rose '58 Art Gallery.

Group of visiting guests and Dickinson staff pose in the archives

U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Other Leaders Come to Campus

Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve on the U.S. Cabinet, visits to Dickinson to learn more about on the college's efforts to study the history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

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Dickinson Announces New Director of the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples

Amanda Cheromiah strengthens center’s education, advocacy and mentorship efforts.

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Dickinson to Host Talk on Settler Governance and ‘Reconciliation’

Audra Simpson, author and professor of anthropology at Columbia University, will deliver Dickinson’s Morgan Lecture.

Comedia Joey Clift wearing an orange suit jacket and holding a green telephone.

Dickinson Welcomes Indigenous Comedian & Writer Joey Clift

The Center for the Futures of Native Peoples at Dickinson College is excited to announce a film screening and conversation with Indigenous comedian and writer Joey Clift.

Photo of Tara Houska standing in front of a body of water.

Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska to Discuss Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work During Residency at Dickinson

Advocate for environmental and Indigenous rights Tara Houska will discuss her work as a tribal attorney, land defender and founder of the Giniw Collective during a special event at Dickinson.

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