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Hopi Leadership and Mentorship Program

Growing a New Generation of Hopi Leaders and Professionals
The Hopi Leadership Program has been designed to grow and encourage effective leadership skills among emerging Hopi leaders and professionals. The long-term goal is to nurture a community of professionals who can serve as effective leaders and successfully bridge the Hopi and non-native world in a way that is firmly grounded in the uniquely Hopi worldview. The Hopi Foundation is offering the Hopi Leadership Program which will provide training in core Western management disciplines and Hopi cultural literacy with generous support from the Tides Foundation and the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

The Hopi Leadership Program was established in response to the need for strong, effective, and culturally-grounded professionals at Hopi. Changes over the past three generations have diminished these values as well as the traditional mechanisms that supported the training and development of new Hopi leaders. Traditional roles and values are not necessarily being developed in younger generations, especially in modern settings and outside professional training fails to accommodate the unique considerations of being Hopi.

Program Objectives
In an effort to address the fact that leadership and governance concerns are important for local organizations, the Hopi Foundation has established a Hopi Leadership Program that will:

  • support the growth and development of a new generation of Hopi leaders;
  • develop skills and practices that enable healthy, successful, and self-sufficient lives;
  • develop and encourage management habits and understanding of Western style philanthropy;
  • develop models for balancing and enhancing traditional cultural wisdom in the context of modern day society;
  • provide training in core management disciplines required to manage an organization.

The Hopi Leadership Program participants will be paired and each will serve as a mentor to the other throughout the duration of the program. The mentors will help guide one another in their learning and development both personally and professionally. Through the mentoring process, each individual will be able to understand that:
  • Deliberate learning is the cornerstone.
  • Leaders need to tell their stories.
  • Development matures over time.
  • Mentoring is a joint venture.
Participant Criteria
  • Two years work experience that includes management of people and/or projects, as well as an understanding of fundraising, finance and technology;
  • Demonstrated leadership potential as indicated by employment, experience, volunteer and other activities, as well as, through recommendations;
  • Have career/personal goals and objectives, and a desire to periodically self-reflect and assess progress and lessons learned;
  • A commitment to their personal and professional growth and development in support of the broader Hopi community;
  • A clear focus on community change through leadership development;
  • Motivation and willingness to help create new partnerships and increase community participation;
  • Intent to participate fully in all activities during the program including the desire to learn, share and grow with your mentor, and a commitment to continue to support the Hopi Leadership Program.


This 18 month program includes two-day, monthly sessions focusing on specific management disciplines as well as Hopi bodies of knowledge. The curriculum provides a rigorous yet flexible educational experience enabling participants to combine theory and best practice of professional management within a uniquely Hopi context. Modules include:
  • Hopi Cultural Values
  • Hopi Social Systems & Gender Roles
  • Hopi Lavayi
  • Tradition & Change at Hopi
  • Governance
  • Tour of Hopi Villages
  • Hopi Environmental Field
  • Communication Styles / Decision Making / Employee Development
  • Introduction to Nonprofits
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing & Revenue

For application and program information, contact Laurel at laurel.sekakuku@hopifoundation.org

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  • Leadership Brochure.pdf - on Nov 8, 2009 11:47 PM by Alice Ferris (version 1)
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