Māori and Indigenous Studies Papers
This collection houses research from Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao - Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, at the University of Waikato.
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Kaumātua mana motuhake: Kaumātua managing life-transitions through tuakana-teina/peer-education
(2017)People face signifi cant transition points as they age, such as loss of independent living, loss of a spouse and changing health conditions. Successfully navigating these transitions depends on being able to manage emotional ... -
Indigenous perspectives and gene editing in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Frontiers Media Sa, 2019)Gene editing is arguably the most significant recent addition to the modern biotechnology toolbox, bringing both profoundly challenging and enabling opportunities. From a technical point of view the specificity and relative ... -
Te mātauranga whakatere waka
(Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2017)Hei tēnei tuhinga e whai ake nei, ka tirohia te hangarau waka a ngā tūpuna o Te Moana nui a Kiwa i whakawhiti ai rātou ki ō rātou moutere tae atu ki te mātauranga whakatere waka me te arotahi o te titiro ki te whakatinanatanga ... -
Te kaumoana Poronīhia: Ngā terenga onamata
(Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2017)Tā tēnei tuhinga e whai ake nei, he wānanga i ngā pūtake o te whanaketanga mai o ngā iwi, nāna ngā motu o Poronīhia i whakakāinga, ka utaina te karangatanga ki runga ki a rātou, he iwi Poronīhia. Ko te pātai matua, i ahu ... -
He Pikinga Waiora: Supporting Maori health organisations to respond to pre-diabetes
(BMC, 2019)Background Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a common long-term condition affecting the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders; one in every four New Zealanders is pre-diabetic. Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, are at ... -
Views on clinical trial recruitment, biospecimen collection, and cancer research: population science from landscapes of the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse).
(Springer US, 2018)Biomedical research in culturally distinct communities is often a challenge. Potential barriers to participation occur because science is presented in a format that lacks cultural acknowledgement. Investigations may also ... -
Ngā Hua a Tāne Rore: The Benefits of Kapa Haka.
(Manatū Taonga - Ministry of Culture & Heritage, 2014)This report presentsthe findings of scoping research that is focused on developing a research agenda that will enable a greater understanding of the value and contribution of kapa haka to Aotearoa New Zealand society, and ... -
Taku Kuru Pounamu
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2015)‘Taku kuru pounamu’ (My precious adornment) is a whakataukī that speaks of a child who is loved and cherished by their whānau. It represents for us the essence of this publication, an expression of the collective wisdom ... -
Kāinga tahi, kāinga rua: A kaupapa Māori response of Te Puea Memorial Marae.
(2017)In the winter of 2016, Te Puea Memorial Marae (TPMM) initiated a kaupapa Māori marae-led response, opening their doors to vulnerable whānau seeking emergency housing. Following in the legacy of Te Puea Herangi,¹ the marae ... -
Ngā Ia Nōnoke
(Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2017)Tā tēnei tuhinga, he titiro ki ngā kōrero onamata mō ngā mahi nōnoke a te Māori. I mua, whāia ai te nōnoke e ētehi hapori Māori hei koringa tinana, hei tū hākinakina, hei tākaro hoki. Ko te nōnoke, te whātōtō, te taitai ... -
He maimoa i ngā whakatupuranga anamata: Ko te mātauranga taketake o ngā tūpuna me te whakarea tamariki
(Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2017)Tā tēnei tuhinga, he āta titiro ki ngā kōrero onamata o ngā iwi Māori rātou ko ngā kānaka o Hawai’i. Ka arohaehaetia ngā momo tuhituhinga-ā-waha, arā ko te ‘ōlelo no‘eau me te whakataukī/whakatauākī kia tīroua ake ngā ... -
Positioning historical trauma theory within Aotearoa New Zealand
(Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga, 2014)This article explores the relevance of historical trauma theory for Mäori research. In exploring the impact of historical trauma upon Mäori it has become clear that the terminology associated with historical trauma theory ... -
Mā mahi, ka ora: by work, we prosper--traditional healers and workforce development.
(2015)AIM: Rongoā Māori practitioners make a valuable contribution towards Māori health outcomes, albeit with limited resourcing or formal training. This paper reports on a survey of healers/healing practices-specifically healers' ... -
Māori cultural definitions of sexual violence.
(2016)Exploring definitions of sexual violence in Aotearoa highlights that on the whole such definitions are located within dominant Pākehā frameworks that do not provide adequately for understanding the context of sexual violence ... -
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori wellbeing and suicide prevention
(Te Rau Matatini, 2017)The research project He Waipuna Koropupū aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide. The project was grounded upon the notion that through Taranaki knowledge ... -
He Whare Hangarau Māori Language, culture & technology
(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao / Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, 2017)As editors we had the idea of creating a volume of this type for some time before it became a reality. Its scope is both academic and practical. Its academic relevance contributes to on-going academic discussions and debates ... -
Adult education within a circular migration scheme. A case study from New Zealand
(Institut za pedagogiju i andragogiju; Originalni članak (Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy), 2015)This article examines the adult education and learning that occurs between a Māori business and the workers they employ from the Pacific nation of Tonga through the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme, a seasonal ... -
The development of guidelines for indigenous research ethics in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
(Vaartoe Centre for Sami Research, Umea University, 2016)The development of Indigenous frameworks for research ethics has been a key component of progressing Indigenous aspirations for research around the world. They have provided a focal point for challenging approaches to ... -
How institutions frame mātauranga Māori (Commissioned by Waikato Regional Council)
(University of Waikato, 2017)The primary questions for this report are: 1) How is Mātauranga Māori framed by Institutions? 2) How is Mātauranga Māori being operationalised by Institutions in New Zealand? Mātauranga Māori is the intellectual capital ... -
Imagining our own approaches
(Routledge, 2015)I spent some formative years of my life either in the back of museums or their basements helping my father, a scholar of Māori Studies, and keeping myself out of trouble. In the late 1960s I had one small job in the library ...
