Dates
Registration deadline: April 15, 2025
Program dates: May 25 – May 30, 2025
Overview
Wise Practices in Indigenous Leadership provides the opportunity to center, strengthen, and balance cultural and contemporary leadership competencies.
Participants will learn how to bring the wise practices Indigenous leadership model to life in their role and organization, while taking a personal and professional leadership journey. This program creates a space to regenerate and envision, while expanding roots of identity, knowledge, and cultural values within your authentic leadership style.
Move from theory into action and re-envision what leaders need to thrive with the guidance of Elders, land-based learning, hands-on case studies, culture, arts, and community dialogue.
Description
Wise Practices in Indigenous Leadership is a comprehensive program that centers Indigenous wisdom and leadership concepts in practice and will benefit those seeking a unique type of leadership experience.
With guidance from the Elder, participants will share traditional and spiritual wisdom while connecting with the land and cultural teachings.
Program highlights
- Indigenous wise practices leadership model through research and case studies.
- Transformational change: cultural illuminance and living systems thinking.
- Deep listening and story telling.
- Relational leadership: collaboration and partnerships.
- Values-base leadership
- Wisdom, change leadership and spherical intelligence.
Eligibility
This program will be beneficial for Indigenous leaders, administrators, and service providers interested in learning more about how to implement an Indigenous leadership model including
- senior management and personnel working with or within Indigenous organizations.
- Indigenous artists, change-makers and visionaries.
Priority is give to Indigenous learners and those working for Indigenous communities and organizations.
Applicant must be 18+ at the start of the program.
Inclusivity Statement
We welcome applicants of all ages (18+), backgrounds, gender identities and expressions to apply.
Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance and Management Excellence
Indigenous leadership programs are strategically focused on building your capacity to successfully assist your community and organization. Individuals who successfully complete a program from each of the seven wise practice elements will earn a Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance, and Management Excellence.