Introduction / Dorothy Aguilera-Black Bear and John W. Tippeconnic III
Part I. Leadership informed by indigenous epistemologies within community contexts
Sacred places: indigenous perspectives of leadership / Linda Sue Warner and Keith Grint
Wōksaṕe: the identity of tribal colleges and universities / Cheryl Crazy Bull
Guiding principles of indigenous leadership from a Hawaiian perspective / Alohalani Housman
A raven's story: leadership teachings for an indigenous teacher education program / Jo-Ann Achibald
Part II. The way forward: preparing indigenous leaders for the future
Theory z + n: the role of Alaska natives in administration / Ray Barnhardt
Native American doctoral students: establishing legitimacy in higher education / Dana E. Christman, Donald Pepion, Colleen Bowman, and Brian Dixon
Getting the right leadership: ten things we learned about being a first-year principal / Joseph Martin
Native American innovative leadership: motivations and perspectives on educational change / Linda R. Vogel and Harvey A. Rude
Indigenous knowldege and culture-based pedagogy: what educators serving native children in mainstream educational institutions must know / Lisa Grayshield, Denny Hurtado, and Amileah Davis
Concluding remarks: exploring indigenous leadership in the journey to self-determination / Dorothy Aguilera-Black Bear.