Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.