Leadership in American Indian Communities: Winter Lessons

Autor/in	Metoyer, Cheryl A.
Titel	Leadership in American Indian Communities: Winter Lessons
Quelle	In: American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 34 (2010) 4, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-6463
Schlagwörter	American Indians; American Indian Education; Leadership Responsibility; Story Telling; American Indian Culture; Tribes; Educational Environment; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Winter lessons, or stories told in the winter, were one of the ways in which tribal elders instructed and directed young men and women in the proper ways to assume leadership responsibilities. Winter lessons stressed the appropriate relationship between the leader and the community. The intent was to remember the power and purpose of that relationship. Hence, leadership in American Indian communities then and now is rooted in culture. Leadership as a cultural activity has been and continues to be a powerful force in shaping tribal communities. The stories remain, and contemporary tribal leaders continue to struggle with the communal responsibilities inherent in their positions. The concept of winter lessons, in this article, illustrates the importance of considering a specific tradition and ways of knowing when studying and developing indigenous leaders. The purpose of this article is to analyze leadership in American Indian communities, as reflected in the leadership literature. It identifies three models of Native leadership: (1) traditional; (2) co-creators; and (3) educational environments. (Contains 38 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Indian Studies Center at UCLA. 3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548. Tel: 310-825-7315; Fax: 310-206-7060; e-mail: sales@aisc.ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/aicrj.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10