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In this paper I share what I learned in partnership with school leaders about leading Indigenization in a global pandemic. Through findings from a design-based study I present the needs and challenges of school leaders and chronicle what school leadership looked like towards decolonization and Indigenization. I conclude with questions intended to inspire critical reflection and open up possibilities for educators, policy makers, and educational researchers leading this work in the ongoing pandemic and beyond.  \nKeywords: Indigenous, decolonization of education, leadership, school change  \nIntroduction  \nThe tragic news of the discovery of mass graves at the former sites of Indian Residential Schools has brought urgency for schools to respond in significant ways to the calls on education to support reconciliation (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015). At this very same time however schools have been thrown into “undeniable chaos”(Hargreaves & Fullan, 2020, p. 334) as COVID-19 has had a massive impact on learning, teaching, and leadership in schools (Azorín, 2020). Yet, justice for Indigenous Peoples in Canada cannot wait any longer; school leaders cannot let the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada calls to action end up as another in the long list of unfulfilled calls for change (National Indian Assembly of First Nations, 1972; Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1996; Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, 2011; United Nations, 2007). Through the context of the global pandemic, I partnered with a school district in a multi-year design-based research (DBR) study to advance the practices of decolonization and Indigenization through school leadership. I collected data in the forms of surveys, interviews, observations of leadership, and artefacts of leadership. Findings were developed to inform the ongoing design of professional learning and system supports for school leaders in a medium sized school district located in Treaty 7 territory.  \nI present the findings here for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers interested in school leadership for decolonization and Indigenization. I proceed as follows: first I situate this study in context; I then present the theoretical frame of decolonization and Indigenization; next, I detail how I sought to decolonize design-based research and chronicle the methods employed; following this, I present the findings in two themes, (1) needs and challenges of school leaders, and (2) school leadership for decolonization and Indigenization. I conclude with critical questions to open up possibilities for school leaders, system leaders, policy makers, and educational researchers.  \nSituating this Research  \nSituating this Research on the Land  \nThis research took place on the traditional Lands of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuu T’ina, and the Iyarhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nations. As I conduct research on this Land, I recognize my responsibility to continuously work to repair harms and redress injustices perpetrated upon Indigenous communities presently and historically, and to advance new relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples in Canada. In this project and paper, I have attempted to live up to these responsibilities.  \nSituating this Research in Context  \nThis research took place in partnership with a medium sized school district made up of urban and rural schools. The research activities presented in this paper represent the first year of a multi-year project and took place from August 2020-June 2021. To situate the research in the forthcoming sections I present: the COVID-19 context; the history of Indi","cbCaiebdZ13jc05X","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiebdZ13jc05X","pdf",391434,15,"English","# Introduction\n## Situating this Research\n### Situating this Research on the Land\n### Situating this Research in Context\n## COVID-19 Context\n## Background of Indigenization Work in the School District","[{\"question\":\"Why is decolonization and Indigenization of K-12 schooling emphasized in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"It is described as pressing and important, and the paper argues it must move forward despite significant challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.\"},{\"question\":\"What research approach does the author use to study school leadership?\",\"answer\":\"The study is a multi-year design-based research (DBR) project in partnership with a school district, using surveys, interviews, observations, and artefacts of leadership.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges do school leaders face during the pandemic according to the findings?\",\"answer\":\"The paper highlights needs and challenges developed from the design-based study, focusing on what school leadership looked like toward decolonization and Indigenization under pandemic conditions.\"}]","School Leadership for Decolonization and Indigenization | PDF",1792084127,38,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,123,127,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]