Inside the eagle's head [electronic resource] : an American Indian college / Angelle A. Khachadoorian.
Series: Contemporary American Indian studiesPublication details: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010.Description: xii, 241 p. : ill., mapISBN:- 9780817356149 (pbk. alk. paper)
- 0817356142 (pbk. alk. paper)
- 9780817383534 (e-book)
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
- Indian universities and colleges -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
- Indian college students -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Attitudes
- Indian college students -- United States -- Attitudes
- Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
- Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) -- Government policy -- United States
- 378.1/982997 22
- E97.6.S68 K43 2010eb
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Entering the turquoise gates : the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute -- Thinking and talking about SIPI : narratives and metaphors -- "A standing army of school teachers" : American Indian education, assimilation, and the BIA -- Taking a new path : the decision to attend SIPI -- Life within the eagle's head -- SIPI is a reservation : family, friends, and mentors -- SIPI is what you make it : academics, administration, and working around the system -- SIPI is an opportunity : giving students the chance to dream -- Appendix. Studying the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
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