Pipestone : my life in an Indian boarding school
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Hauptman, Laurence M., writer of afterword.
Published
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2010.
Status
Rapid City Public Library - Biography - Adult
BIOGRAPHIES FORTUNATE EAGLE
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Rapid City Public Library - South Dakota - Adult
SOUTH DAKOTA SD Tribes 371.8299 FOR 2010
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Published
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2010.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xviii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
UPC
40017724029
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 11 Points

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191).
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Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers a memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. He lives up to his reputation as a "contrary warrior" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike. Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945, just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier's pluralist vision was reshaping the federal boarding school system to promote greater respect for Native cultures and traditions. Telling this story in the voice of his younger self, the author takes us on a journey into his childhood and the inner world of the boarding school. Along the way, he shares anecdotes of dormitory culture, student pranks, and warrior games. Although Fortunate Eagle recognizes Pipestone's shortcomings, he describes his time there as nothing less than "a little bit of heaven."
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.2,11,149948.
Awards
American Indian Youth Literature Award - Young Adult, Winner, 2012

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fortunate Eagle, A., & Hauptman, L. M. (2010). Pipestone: my life in an Indian boarding school . University of Oklahoma Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fortunate Eagle, Adam, 1929- and Laurence M., Hauptman. 2010. Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School. University of Oklahoma Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fortunate Eagle, Adam, 1929- and Laurence M., Hauptman. Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School University of Oklahoma Press, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fortunate Eagle, Adam, and Laurence M. Hauptman. Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School University of Oklahoma Press, 2010.

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