Interview with Neil Kahoʻokele Hannahs
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Neil Kaho’okele Hannahs (AB Political Science and Government, 1973; MA Secondary Education and Teaching, 1974) reflects on being a Native Hawaiian student at Stanford, his career at Kamehameha Schools, and the founding of the First Nations’ Futures Institute. Hannahs explains his choice to apply to Stanford and the imposter syndrome he experienced when he arrived. He explains his journey to activism, discussing the paper “Proposal for Hawaiian Awareness” that he wrote with Marianne Holu, advocating for more diversity on college campuses. He describes the positive impact of the paper, including the Hawaiʻi Study Group SCIRE seminar that resulted from it. After graduating, Hannahs explains how he returned home to Hawaiʻi to work with Kamehameha Schools. He reflects on the harmful capitalist and paternalistic attitudes that initially influenced the Schools’ goals and how they changed over time. He then describes his work with Stanford faculty member Peter Vitousek and the Woods Institute for the Environment to start the First Nations’ Futures Institute and fellowship program. Finally, he articulates his hope for the future of Native land use and leadership.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | August 19, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Hannahs, Neil | |
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| Creator | Hannahs, Neil | |
| Interviewer | Marum, Caelin | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford Native American students |
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| Subject | Indians of North America |
| Subject | Stanford Native American Cultural Center |
| Subject | Stanford American Indian Organization |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/pw786rf1976 |
| Location | SC1582 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Native American Alumni Oral Histories
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