LEADER 03398nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910812320803321 005 20230725040405.0 010 $a0-8173-8353-0 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046755 035 $a(EBL)835632 035 $a(OCoLC)772845340 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000585340 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11395151 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585340 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10580376 035 $a(PQKB)11378914 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC835632 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9143 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL835632 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527763 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046755 100 $a20100419d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInside the eagle's head$b[electronic resource] $ean American Indian college /$fAngelle A. Khachadoorian 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary American Indian studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-5614-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEntering 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. 330 $a The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is a selfdescribed National American Indian Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SIPI is operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an agency of the U.S. government that has overseen and managed the relationship between the government and American Indian tribes for almost two hundred years. Students at SIPI are registered members of federally recognized American Indian tribes from throughout the contiguous United States and Alaska. A fascinatingly hybridized institution, SIPI attempts to meld tw 410 0$aContemporary American Indian studies. 606 $aIndian universities and colleges$zNew Mexico$zAlbuquerque 606 $aIndian college students$zNew Mexico$zAlbuquerque$xAttitudes 606 $aIndian college students$zUnited States$xAttitudes 606 $aIndians of North America$xEducation (Higher)$zNew Mexico$zAlbuquerque 606 $aIndians of North America$xEducation (Higher)$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aIndian universities and colleges 615 0$aIndian college students$xAttitudes. 615 0$aIndian college students$xAttitudes. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xEducation (Higher) 615 0$aIndians of North America$xEducation (Higher)$xGovernment policy 676 $a378.1/982997 700 $aKhachadoorian$b Angelle A$01659953 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812320803321 996 $aInside the eagle's head$94014892 997 $aUNINA