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Inside the Eagle’s Head Contemporary Ameri can Indian Studies J. Anthony Paredes, Series Editor Inside the Eagle’s Head An Ameri can Indian College Angelle A. Khachadoorian the university of alabama press Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2010 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487–0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: ACaslon ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of Ameri can National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Khachadoorian, Angelle A. Inside the eagle’s head : an American Indian college / Angelle A. Khachadoorian. p. cm. — (Contemporary American Indian studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8173-5614-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8173-8353-4 (elec- tronic) 1. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. 2. Indian universities and colleges—New Mexico—Albuqurque. 3. Indian college students—New Mexico— Albuquerque—Attitudes. 4. Indian college students—United States—Attitudes. 5. Indians of North America—Education (Higher)—New Mexico—Albuquerque. 6. Indians of North America—Education (Higher)—Government policy—United States. I. Title. E97.6.S68K43 2010 378.1′982997—dc22 2010015560 This book is dedicated to my father, Archie Khachadoorian, a born raconteur who taught me that the best stories are the true ones. Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii 1. Entering the Turquoise Gates: The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 1 2. Thinking and Talking About SIPI: Narratives and Metaphors 36 3. “A Standing Army of School Teachers”: Ameri can Indian Education, Assimilation, and the BIA 50 4. Taking a New Path: The Decision to Attend SIPI 86 5. Life Within the Eagle’s Head 107 6. SIPI Is a Reservation: Family, Friends, and Mentors 155 7. SIPI Is What You Make It: Academics, Administration, and Working Around the System 185 8. SIPI Is an Opportunity: Giving Students the Chance to Dream 211 Appendix. Studying the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 221 Works Cited 227 Index 239 Illustrations Walking Map of SIPI Campus frontispiece 1. Campus directions posted at entry 2 2. A view of the Science and Technology Building 30 3. A view of the two- story residential area of the dormitories 110 4. A view of the back of the Hogan, dwarfed by the Science and Technology Building 136
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