2025 Session
The Tribal Leadership Academy (TLA) at Dartmouth College provides a place for up to 25 newly elected or appointed tribal governmental leaders to engage with each other and with experienced faculty presenters on governance matters of vital importance to tribal nations.
The 2025 Edition of the TLA will operate from July 28 – August 1, 2025, on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Each day hosts two sessions, with ample time for discussion, team-building, and time for reflection.
There are several other universities and colleges that have been initiating these [programs] and this one is clearly different because it brought together alumni from this school that are walking in these paths and bringing not only their experience from Dartmouth and their education but their experience in an environment that is all about the Natives.
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
As with the 2024 Inaugural TLA, the 2025 TLA program will feature sessions that address strategies to enhance the political integrity, economic security, health and welfare of the tribal nations of this country. The program will include sessions on enhancing intergovernmental relations with federal and state government; stimulating local tribal economies; improving delivery of health care services; best practices in tribal museums and cultural representation; climate adaptation and tribal community resilience; tribal law and order; and the role of higher education in the development of future tribal leaders.
Through the generosity of Dartmouth donors, the TLA will again cover travel and attendance costs for all tribal leadership participants.
Please see the FAQ section of our website for more details about the application process.
To apply for the 2025 Tribal Leadership Academy, please click here.
2024 Session
The inaugural Tribal Leadership Academy convened during the week of August 4-10, 2024 and hosted 18 tribal government leaders in Hanover, New Hampshire representing 16 tribes and an enrolled tribal citizenry of over 600,000. For more information about the 2024 TLA, including the TLA curriculum and faculty presenters, please click here!
