Indigenous leadership

Indigenous leadership

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Indigenous leadership
Western Leadership Indigenous Leadership
Leaders act independently from the demands of family and freinds Leaders ‘look after’ others – family, group members, the land and resources, systems of knowledge and law

Balancing these cultural differences is one of the biggest challenges for leaders in Indigenous organisations. They are expected to meet both Indigenous and Western expectations and standards of behaviour. Sometimes Indigenous leaders say that they have ‘two-way’ accountability.