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Oral history interview with Leroy Sakiestewa

Title

Oral history interview with Leroy Sakiestewa

Subject

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--Alumni and alumnae

Description

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.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_431

Interviewer

Pearson-Little Thunder, Julie

Interviewee

Sakiestewa, Leroy

OHMS Object

access interview in full screen

Interview Keyword

Hopie heritage

career

Military experience

tribal diversity

paratroopers

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Leroy Sakiestewa,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/3870.