Leadership Considerations for Educational Leaders on the Navajo Nation

Abstract

The purpose of this guide is to provide some basic information for new educational leaders on the Navajo Nation. It is not a “how to lead” or “what I have learned”. I think it would be presumptuous to write something like that. Many leaders and specifically indigenous leaders have more experience, have better insight into the Diné culture and the many communities they serve on the reservation, and already have the traits and ideas to make them quality leaders. The focus of this leadership practice guide is to simply provide a basic look into the cultural aspect of leadership, with a closer look at what traditional Diné culture says about leadership, and finally examine what current leaders and community members wish to share about their thoughts on educational leadership on the Navajo Nation.