Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Abstract

I selected “Indigenous Ways of Knowing” as this leadership practice guide because Indigenous ways of knowing are based on Indigenous teaching, sharing, and language. This is important to our communities because too many times we get a “cookie cutter curriculum” that may go against established Indigenous belief systems. To fully implement culturally responsive schooling Indigenous schools and communities must go back to our natural belief systems, teaching, and the use of more of our language with our students. Often traditional or westernized learning systems take students far away from what already was in place at the onset of our cultural being. Through this leadership practice guide, I want to remind our students what was a vital part of our living and survival.