Indigenous Women Educational Leaders Decolonizing Schools

Abstract

How might institutions work with and learn from Indigenous Peoples and communities to support greater social justice and equity? Addressing this question, the chapter demonstrates how an ongoing relationship stemming from Indigenous self-governance has allowed the Mi'kmaw community in Nova Scotia, Canada, to work with St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) to build capacity that supports Indigenous women's leadership. Employing a decolonizing research methodology called storywork, we describe two studies that focus on the development of Indigenous women's leadership. We highlight how the partnership has