Because democracy demands thoughtful and informed citizens, the North Dakota Humanities Council uses the tools of literature, history, philosophy and ethics to create an intelligent and engaged nation.

The North Dakota Humanities Council is an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The NDHC, and the other 55 state and territorial councils, were founded by the federal government on the premise that, “An advanced civilization must not limit its efforts to science and technology alone, but must give full value and support to the other great branches of scholarly and cultural activity in order to achieve a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present and a better view of the future.”  Simply put, a nation that does not know why it exists, or what it stands for, cannot long be expected to flourish.  In this vein, the NDHC uses the tools of history, literature, philosophy, ethics, and archeology to illuminate what we as a nation and as individuals stand for and why.   The NDHC supports public initiatives that create opportunities to think critically about fundamental issues of the human experience in order to understand and enhance American culture. 

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Click Here for NDHC Strategic Plan 2011-2014 (PDF)

 

North Dakota Humanties Board of Directors

Tayo "Jay" Basquiat, Chair, Mandan

Kate Haugen, Vice Chair, Fargo

Najla Amundson, Fargo

Barbara Andrist, Crosby

Paige Baker, Mandaree

Aaron Barth, Fargo

Tami Carmichael, Grand Forks

Virginia Dambach, Fargo

Tim Flakoll, Fargo

Kara Geiger, Mandan

Kristin Hedger, Killdeer

Janelle Masters, Mandan

Christopher Rausch, Bismarck

Jaclynn Davis Wallette, West Fargo

Susan Wefald, Bismarck