Minthorn, Robin Zape-tah-hol-ahMontgomery, MichelleLynn, LauraHalcomb, Ramona2026-02-042026-02-042023-06-09https://hdl.handle.net/1773/54975Doctor of Educational Leadership (EdD)This research study will interview participants from the first cohort of the Indigenizing Pedagogy Institute at the University of Washington Tacoma. The current educational system is failing to adequately serve American Indian/Alaska Native Students' Educational needs. Education creates knowledge, develops our political and civic goals, and systemically influences socialization and how we see ourselves and others; it determines our economic future and well-being. We must modify our pedagogy if we are to meet the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native Students.IndigenizingDecolonizingNative American/Alaska NativeTransformational Indigenous Praxis ModelThesis