ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces readers to relationships between indigenous identities and leadership in diverse educational environments and institutions and will benefit policy makers in education, student affairs professionals, scholars, faculty and students. Alicia Fedelina Chávez served as Dean of Students at University of Wisconsin, Madison, as Executive Campus Director at University of New Mexico, Taos. Pragmatism is not esteemed in higher education and in some ways is a form of activism in itself. One of his most important leadership roles to date is as a scholar, facilitator of faculty development, and writer about the role of cultural epistemologies and frameworks in college teaching. Students in higher education spend a great amount of time in college courses, and yet this is one arena in higher education that remains mostly unexamined through a cultural or anthropological lens. Through cultural transformation of colleges and universities all Peoples will discover reflections of themselves within academic halls and grounds, within campus communities, policies, and practices.
