03398nam 2200637 a 450 991078835870332120230725040405.00-8173-8353-0(CKB)3170000000046755(EBL)835632(OCoLC)772845340(SSID)ssj0000585340(PQKBManifestationID)11395151(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585340(PQKBWorkID)10580376(PQKB)11378914(MiAaPQ)EBC835632(MdBmJHUP)muse9143(Au-PeEL)EBL835632(CaPaEBR)ebr10527763(EXLCZ)99317000000004675520100419d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInside the eagle's head[electronic resource] an American Indian college /Angelle A. KhachadoorianTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20101 online resource (256 p.)Contemporary American Indian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-5614-2 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. The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is a selfdescribed National American Indian Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SIPI is operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an agency of the U.S. government that has overseen and managed the relationship between the government and American Indian tribes for almost two hundred years. Students at SIPI are registered members of federally recognized American Indian tribes from throughout the contiguous United States and Alaska. A fascinatingly hybridized institution, SIPI attempts to meld twContemporary American Indian studies.Indian universities and collegesNew MexicoAlbuquerqueIndian college studentsNew MexicoAlbuquerqueAttitudesIndian college studentsUnited StatesAttitudesIndians of North AmericaEducation (Higher)New MexicoAlbuquerqueIndians of North AmericaEducation (Higher)Government policyUnited StatesIndian universities and collegesIndian college studentsAttitudes.Indian college studentsAttitudes.Indians of North AmericaEducation (Higher)Indians of North AmericaEducation (Higher)Government policy378.1/982997Khachadoorian Angelle A1491276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788358703321Inside the eagle's head3713057UNINA