My Journey to Indigenous Leadership
This mountain, known as the chief, has greeted visitors to the West Yellowhead region for tens of thousands of years. Colonizers have renamed this stunning indigenous symbol Pocohontas. This change has hidden the meaning and strength that this mountain symbolizies for the original peoples of this region.
This website provides an overview of my learnings through the Masters of Social Work Leadership program through the University of Calgary. This capstone project is required for the completion of my Masters Degree and provides an opportunity for me to reflect upon my learning while considering outcomes and next steps.
Presented April 25th, 2017.
Presented April 25th, 2017.
Links to artifacts are highlighted in gold throughout this website. They depict steps in my learning process and my growth into leading through an indigenous approach.
Margaret Heffernan helped me to understand how challenging change can be, especially when old ways have harmed those they are intended to benefit.
What barriers are preventing inclusion of foster alumni voices talks about some ideas around why foster alumni adult voices are being excluded.
Colonizers Leave Me Confused talks about my struggles to understand non-indigenous leaders.
I think I get it but I might just be faking it speaks to my struggles to integrate non-indigenous leadership values into my indigenous world view. Scarcity of information about indigneous leadership approaches made this process challenging.