HED4804
Assignment 5 2024
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Due Date: 20 November 2024
STUDENT REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
UNDERSTANDING
1. Key Indigenous and Traditional Leadership Principles
In many indigenous cultures, traditional leadership principles are grounded in values such as
Ubuntu, collective responsibility, respect for elders, consensus-building, and community-
centered decision-making. These principles are typically holistic, emphasizing the
interconnectedness between people, community, and environment.
Ubuntu: Ubuntu, a concept from Southern Africa, translates to "I am because we are,"
emphasizing unity, interconnectedness, and mutual respect. Leaders are expected to
act with empathy, humility, and an awareness of the well-being of others.
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