A fascinatingly hybridized institution, SIPI attempts to meld two conflicting institutional models--a tribally controlled college or university and a Bureau of Indian Affairs' Indian school--with their unique corporate cultures, rules, and philosophies. Students attempt to cope with the institution and successfully make their way through it by using (consciously or not) an array of metaphorical representations of the school. Students who used discourses of discipline and control compared SIPI to a BIA boarding school, a high school, or a prison, and focused on the school's restrictive policies drawn from the BIA model. Those who used discourses of family and haven emphasized the emotional connection built between students and other members of the SIPI community following the TCU model. Speakers who used discourses of agency and selfreliance asserted that students can define their own experiences at SIPI. Through a series of interviews, this volume examines the ways in which students attempt to accommodate this variety of conflicts and presents an innovative and enlightening look into the contemporary state of American Indian educational institutions.
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A fascinatingly hybridized institution, SIPI attempts to meld two conflicting institutional models--a tribally controlled college or university and a Bureau of Indian Affairs' Indian school--with their unique corporate cultures, rules, and philosophies. Students attempt to cope with the institution and successfully make their way through it by using (consciously or not) an array of metaphorical representations of the school. Students who used discourses of discipline and control compared SIPI to a BIA boarding school, a high school, or a prison, and focused on the school's restrictive policies drawn from the BIA model. Those who used discourses of family and haven emphasized the emotional connection built between students and other members of the SIPI community following the TCU model. Speakers who used discourses of agency and selfreliance asserted that students can define their own experiences at SIPI. Through a series of interviews, this volume examines the ways in which students attempt to accommodate this variety of conflicts and presents an innovative and enlightening look into the contemporary state of American Indian educational institutions.
Imprint | The University of Alabama Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2010 |
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First published | October 2010 |
Authors | Angelle Khachadoorian |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8173-5614-9 |
Barcode | 9780817356149 |
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LSN | 0-8173-5614-2 |