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    Leroy Sakiestewa (Hopi), a 1953 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, discusses his childhood growing up in Tuba City, Arizona between the Navajo and Hopi reservations. He describes his family's Hopi heritage and how he didn't get more involved in learning the language and culture until after marrying his wife, who is also Hopi. He talks about his time at Chilocco and fondly recalls teachers, lifelong friends, extracurricular activities, and the impact of his plumbing education on his later career as a plumber and facilities manager at an on-reservation boarding school. Sakiestewa also discusses his experience enlisting in the Army as a paratrooper."

Oral history interview with Leroy Sakiestewa

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Leroy Sakiestewa (Hopi), a 1953 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, discusses his childhood growing up in Tuba City, Arizona between the Navajo and Hopi reservations. He describes his family's Hopi heritage and how he didn't get more…