Kapi`olani A. Laronal, MA, Ed., is a descendant of the Haida/Tsimshian tribes of Alaska, Native Hawaiian, and Filipino. She is an educator, athlete, life coach, and consultant who teaches Indigenous approaches to positive change by using traditional teachings and knowledge to support organizational approaches to inclusive and community-centered strategic initiatives. Kapi`olani brings 18 years of experience working in Education supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her work specializes in Indigenous and First Nations partnerships, best practices, and applying Indigenous frameworks to modern forms of leadership. Laronal’s contribution to, “The Routledge International Handbook of Indigenous Resilience”, in Chapter 16, titled, “ The time before us: Land, matriarchy, and leadership in the face of change.” (Weaver (Ed.), 2021) provides an in-depth look at her approach,“ Practices of Positive Change ” and how organizations and leadership can be viewed through the lens of land, matriarchal systems, and shared responsibility to the community and place.