Inside the Eagle's Head: An American Indian College

Where tradition meets bureaucracy-Native students redefine education on their own terms.

Inside the Eagle's Head offers a compelling and deeply human portrait of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), a federally operated college serving Native American students from across the United States. In it, anthropologist Angelle Khachadoorian draws on years of teaching experience and extensive student interviews to illuminate the challenges and successes of life at SIPI. Far more th...