Aaní Perkins
Presidential Scholar at Dartmouth College
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Dartmouth College
Student and aspiring Lingít language speaker committed to promoting cross-cultural understanding in academia. Experience with Indigenous language teaching, translation, and research.

Sought by language teachers to help deliver virtual and in-person language courses to students across the country; successfully partnered with multiple organizations for implementation.

•	Compassionate Leadership
•	Collaborative and communicative approach
•	Building Positive Educational Environments
•	Self-management and Diligence
Dartmouth College
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Conducting research on primary and secondary source materials to broaden disciplinary understandings of Indigenous law, the state, and legal pluralism.
- Reading and synthesizing tribal court opinions on a variety of themes related to Indigenous law and sovereignty
- Compiling and summarizing opinions for inclusion in syllabus for a senior seminar in Native American & Indigenous Studies
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Presidential Scholar
Dartmouth College
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Program supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue PhDs.
- Participate in weekly workshops on research, higher education, and graduate school applications
- Conduct research which will ideally culminate in a senior thesis in Native American and Indigenous Studies and/or Linguistics
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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow
Dartmouth College
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- Collaborate with clients in 1-hour sessions to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of writing
- Read essays and generate immediate feedback for basis of discussion throughout session
- Provide written asynchronous feedback to students unable to meet synchronously; write clear and concise feedback for clients to apply on own time
- Serve on Inclusion Development Committee; develop surveys and materials to improve tutoring services for all students
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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RWIT Tutor
Dartmouth College
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- Held office hours to answer student questions and deepen their understanding of course material
- Graded homework assignments and exams
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Teaching Assistant -- Introductory Linguistics
Dartmouth Alpha Phi Sorority
Worked closely with other members of the Summer Executive Board to ensure the safety and comfort of our chapter members.
- Served as a point of contact for members of the chapter to voice their concerns about diversity and inclusion; relayed concerns to executive board and collaborated to find solutions
- Organized and facilitated chapter-wide discussion about gender-based violence on campus
- Organized Women of APhi event highlighting the diverse stories of women in our chapter
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
Dartmouth Student Union
- Organized and facilitated biweekly virtual political education discussions on a variety of topics (e.g. settler colonialism, racial capitalism)
- Collaborated to author guiding document/constitution for the DSU; defined organization's values and principles
- Assisted a variety of other projects supporting Dartmouth students in need of assistance (financial, academic, and otherwise)
Student Organizer
Sealaska Heritage Institute
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Aided various projects in education department to support Southeast Alaska Native language revitalization
•	Synthesized audio from 1,400+ recordings with written records to translate data for development of interactive language learning apps
•	Translated 200 words/phrases from English to Lingít, X̱aad Kíl, and Sm'algya̱x for use in STEM and language education programs
•	Aided facilitation of Lingít language course via Zoom to broaden population of learners and promote cross-cultural understanding
Juneau, Alaska, United States
Education Intern
Dartmouth College
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One-on-one tutor for first year Calculus course
•	Raised grades by at least 2 letters per student
•	Met up to 3 hours/week per student
•	Catered advice to individual needs and prepared example problems to demonstrate necessary critical thinking processes
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Tutor Clearinghouse: Math Tutor
Outer Coast Summer Seminar
Responsible for aiding intensive academic course in Tlingit language and Indigenous studies.
•	Taught one lesson per week independent of professor, led small group discussions to deepen student understanding of language concepts and Indigenous issues
•	Collaborated with professor and peer TAs to foster a supportive environment for language acquisition 
•	Practiced Lingít language daily with team to improve abilities in using and teaching language
Sitka, AK
Teaching Assistant
Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV)
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Acted as liaison between youth members and adult advisors and managed various group projects and administrative tasks.
•	Drafted and revised grant application securing $2,000 from Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to fund community-based projects
•	Facilitated and designed 6 workshops for 8-12 peers to build collective knowledge of equity and diversity issues
•	Corresponded with SYLC members via email to share upcoming events, responsibilities, and meeting notes
Sitka, AK
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Administration Intern
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Native American and Indigenous Studies, Linguistics
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Dartmouth College
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Greater Boston
Ningning Sun
Research Assistant at Dartmouth College
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San Diego County, CA
Guadalupe Ortega
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow
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Hanover, NH
Eunice You-Chi Liu
Student at Dartmouth College
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Boston, MA
Ellen O'Rourke
Student Majoring in Environmental Studies, and Minoring in English at Dartmouth College
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Washington, DC
Emily Hester
Junior at Dartmouth College
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Hanover, NH
Emily Lu
Student at Dartmouth College
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Hanover, NH
Gabriel Gilbert
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Dartmouth College
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Cleveland, OH
Daniel Kotrebai
Economics and Philosophy Student at Dartmouth College. Economics Student Researcher
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Mililani Town, HI
Kaulana Kanno
Junior at Dartmouth College
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Katie Lutz
Research Assistant at Dartmouth College
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New York, NY
Cait Deerin
Dartmouth '22 | Incoming Math Teacher at KIPP NYC
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Cincinnati, OH
Manasi Singh
Anthropology and Politics, Philosophy & Economics sophomore at Dartmouth College
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Boulder, CO
Grace Schwab
Student at Dartmouth College
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Palo Alto, CA
Emily Zhou
Student at Dartmouth College
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Darien, CT
Thomas Brown
Student at Dartmouth College
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Hanover, NH
Min Hur
Student at Dartmouth College. Majoring in Biological Science with a concentration in Human Biology. Minoring in Theater.
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Portland, OR
Kathryn Putz
Senior at Dartmouth College
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Philadelphia, PA
Laura Francisco
Senior at Dartmouth College
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Charlotte Metro
Cade Keesling
Student-Athlete at Dartmouth College
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United States
Alina Chadwick
Dartmouth '24 | Computer Science and Economics
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Sitka, AK
Aaní Perkins
Attended Lewis and Clark College