Jackson, Brian2023-05-122023-05-122023-03https://hdl.handle.net/11299/254122University of Minnesota D.Ed. dissertation. March 2023. Major: Education, Curriculum and Instruction. Advisor: Lynn Brice. 1 computer file (PDF); iii, 93 pages + 1 supplementary file.The vision of this doctoral project was to document Native educational leaders who center their school leadership in ancestral knowledge and the cultural practices of their communities as they lead from the middle. Leading from the middle acknowledges a cultural lens to compare that approach to the indigenous. Leading from the middle acknowledges being centered and authentically grounded and is a reflection of Native American education.enThesis or Dissertation