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Paul Shattuck - #14

 Series

Scope and Contents

Abstract: 11/11/2012. In this interview, Paul Shattuck details his experience and dormitory life at the Albuquerque Indian School. He highlights the vocational emphasis at the school and the ways students were prepared for work programs. He was a founding member of KIVA Club, which was established in 1952. He discusses their initial mission and early activities at UNM. He concludes the interview with a recap of his professional work at Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) and discusses some of its institutional challenges from when it first opened in 1972.

Dates

  • 2012-2015

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, with Native American language interspersed in some of the interviews

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 Boxes (44 interviews)

Abstract

Paul Shattuck is from Isleta Pueblo. He was raised and attended school in the Pueblo. In ninth grade, he attended Albuquerque Indian School where he graduated in May 1948. He served 26 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and received a teaching degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. while stationed in Ft. Belvoir. He spent many years teaching at SIPI in Albuquerque, N.M.

General

Keywords/Topics: "BIA and boarding schools in N.M.; St. Catherine’s Indian School Santa Fe; Native people in education demographics; Albuquerque Indian School athletic teams: baseball, basketball, football; KIVA Club; AISES; SIPI; Indian Police Academy "

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451