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Indigenous and First Peoples Leadership
The Indigenous and First Peoples Leadership Member Community seeks to create a dedicated space within the ILA for Indigenous and First Peoples leaders, scholars, practitioners, and allies to connect, collaborate, and elevate Indigenous and First Peoples leadership perspectives globally. Our vision is to honor and amplify Indigenous and First Peoples leadership traditions, knowledge systems, and lived experiences, while fostering inclusive dialogue and mutual learning across cultures and disciplines.
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Member Community Leaders
Chair
Managing Director, Violet and Retta
Tribal Affiliation: Kamilaroi from North West New South Wales, Australia
Chair-Elect
Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University; Faculty and Research, Indigenous Leadership, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Tribal Affiliations: Cree-Métis, Icelandic-Isles, Turtle Island
Contact Community Leaders at ifp@ilaglobalnetwork.org
Priorities and Projects
Mainstreaming Followership Concepts
Infusing notions of followership into mainstream leadership discussions, research, and approaches
Grow Interests in Followership
Generating greater interest in followership studies within the ILA and other organizations
Network of Scholars
Developing a network of scholars focused on followership and leader-follower relationships, alongside a practitioner network of consultants, coaches, and leaders who employ such practices.
Support
Supporting scholars and practitioners seeking to learn more about followership and to engage with others in the field
Foster Collaborations
Fostering collaborations on followership practices, research, publications, and pedagogical approaches
Online Community
Developing our online space on ILA Intersections to encourage conversations, collaborations, and networking.
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Presenter & Attendee Opportunities
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Engage in Vibrant Discussions
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Volunteer
Our activities and programs are organized by our dedicated team of member volunteers. If you would like to deepen your engagement, please email us about volunteer opportunities at ifp@ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Resources
The ILA offers a wide variety of leadership resources to help you elevate your leadership research and practice.
Building Bridges to Inclusive Leadership Through the Lens of Cultural Narratives
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this webinar has been cancelled. It may be rescheduled at a later date. Panelists will challenge Western-centric leadership models by exploring how diverse cultural backgrounds, social identities, and lived experiences shape leadership styles and effectiveness globally. In particular, they will share perspectives from non-Western, Indigenous, and female viewpoints that have been historically overlooked in mainstream leadership discourse.
An Indigenous American Vision of Leadership
Using a common American metaphor, Art Blume suggests that not only do many of today’s leaders have difficulty seeing the forest for the trees, many leaders have difficulty seeing how the trees and the forest are connected to the rest of the natural world through the air, the soil, and the water.
Leading From Stillness
Leaders can learn to lead from a place of stillness – recognizing their own potential to react to situations and seeking to be free of clouded judgement by remaining open and aware of what is happening.
I’m Gonna Walk With You
Ex-professional bodyboarder Brendan Newton – recruitment manager for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) – joins Scott to discuss his work inspiring others and serving the disadvantaged.
External Resources
- Lead & Follow Podcast with Host Sharna Fabiano
- Followership Exchange WIKI