Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School

by Adam Fortunate Eagle, Fortunate Eagle, Stephan Pastis

Book Overview

A renowned activist recalls his childhood years in an Indian boarding school

Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers an unforgettable memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. In this rare firsthand account, Fortunate Eagle lives up to his reputation as a "contrary warrior" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080614114X
• ISBN13: 9780806141145
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.7"