Indigenous Educational Leadership Through Community-Based Knowledge and Research

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session highlights the beauty of NALE (Native American Leadership in Education) which uniquely conceptualizes Indigenous leadership identity, philosophy, community leadership, and research in ways that have engendered students and graduates to conceptualize and live out their ancestors' prayers and legacy. We will provide narratives of how we have achieved this through the sharing of some of the NALE graduates and current students' heartwork. The four sections that are focused on are Indigenous leadership identities, Indigenous leadership philosophies in relation to the Corn Pollen model, Indigenous community leadership curriculum, and Indigenizing research through collective creations. These four sections make the NALE doctoral cohort curriculum and experience unique in that it centers Indigenous experiences, scholarship, community voice, and research approaches.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Chairs

• Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn, University of Oklahoma

• Shawn Lee Secatero, University of New Mexico

Participant

• Marsha Hubbell-Espinosa, University of New Mexico

Papers

• The Corn Pollen Model in Indigenous Leadership in Community Contexts - Bernard Chimoni, University of New Mexico

• A Work of Heart: Nurturing Your Mental Wellbeing Through Self Reflect of Spoken and Physical Language - April Yazza, University of New Mexico

• Physical Well Being: Striking Eagle Native American Invitation-Experience - Kyla R. Powell, University of New Mexico

• A Holistic Mindset for Indigenous Leadership - Aaron Billie, University of New Mexico

• Story Work and Review of Literature and Cultural Knowledge (Yéégo Níí’káás - Molding) - Nonabah Sam, University of New Mexico

Discussants

• Catherine N. Montoya, New Mexico State University

• Jodi Burshia, New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU)