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Rethinking conceptions of educational leadership within a First Nations setting in Canada

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide to First and non-First Nation educators, scholars,
and policy makers alternative perspectives that can reshape research on educational leadership
in First Nation education with new imaginings that question fundamentally the cultural-politicaleconomic-
space defined by Euro-centred notion of modernity.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper addresses two questions in dealing with issues of
conceptions of educational leadership in a First Nations setting: first, in what socio-cultural paradigm
and epistemic framework, should the paper ground the view of relations among persons and between
them and their environment, in a way that opens up spaces for prospects for action of those located
outside a Euro-centric epistemic and ontological field; second, how could this paradigm assist us in
formulating a conception of educational leadership that increases the leverage of First Nations
education in constructing alternative sociocultural and educational worlds not grounded in the
Eurocentric modernity?
Findings – For non-First Nation educators, power brokers, and policy makers who want to create
alliances with First Nation people, this paper outlines the necessity to consider cross-cultural dialogue
about conceptions of educational leadership as an “opportunity to challenge conventional assumptions
about knowledge, power, and a sense of place” (Marker, 2006, p. 21).
Originality/value – The originality of this paper resides in its presentation of alternative conceptual
horizons for educational leadership, horizons that acknowledge power inequities between mainstream
societies and institutions on the one hand and First Nations peoples and their institutions on the other.

Keywords Educational policy, Leadership, First Nation education, Paradigmatic foundations

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Journal of Educational Administration

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: Emerald Group., 2014

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Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 52 No. 2, 2014 pp. 193-209

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English

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