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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Māori Knowledge"”.
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An exploration of the maternity experiences of wāhine Māori in their encounters with midwife Lead Maternity Carers
… was to explore the maternity experiences of Māori women to understand the optimal conditions needed to provide women-centred relationships with midwife Lead Maternity Carers (LMC). The research focussed on the pregnancies, birth and motherhood experiences of Māori women and their …
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Indigenous Psychology in Aotearoa: Realising Māori Aspirations
… in Aotearoa positions the aspirations of Māori as central. The aim of this thesis is to describe and contribute to the development of a psychological discipline which is relevant and of benefit for Māori communities. Part One sets the scene in Aotearoa, examining the relationship between …
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Indigenising the Screen, Navigating the Currents of Change, a Vision of Fourth Cinema
… that promoted roles and expectations for Māori within the New Zealand film industry were based principally upon historical colonial ideologies imposed by various means upon the native populous, and subsequently reproduced. It has been argued that these discourses of race, gender and …
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He aha kei tua atu o te kohu kawata? What lies beyond the silvery mist? Epistemic agency at the intersection of mātauranga Māori and biological science knowledge worlds
… They bring with them into the biology classroom knowledge from their life worlds. While for some, these knowledge resources are front and centre, for others their cultural knowledge remains hidden at the margins, in the shadows. In the face of dominant Western science discourse and practices, …
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Mātauranga Tūhoe: the centrality of Mātauranga-a-iwi to Māori education.
… the linked terms mātauranga-a-iwi, mātauranga Māori, and kaupapa Māori theory are used to define Māori identity and Māori knowledge. But this thesis argues that these concepts must be grounded in a 'real', environmentally-located knowledge within tribal lands. It follows that mātauranga Māori, …
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Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau: Where identity stands
… investigates how the integration of mātauraka Māori (Māori knowledge) into architectural practice can support and strengthen the connection between people and wāhi tūpuna (ancestral place) at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau, a significant site for the Kāi Tahu iwi. Once a thriving source of sustenance …
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Blood Quantum “A Pūrākau approach to understanding the impact of ‘Blood Quantum’ in Māori Identity”
… issue. This thesis will draw on the Indigenous Māori methodology of pūrākau, or story work for its structure and method to explore the above questions relating to Indigenous identity. The pūrākau approach enables the research to harness mātauranga Māori knowledge such as whakapapa and korero …
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He Kanohi Kitea Ka Hoki Ngā Mahara: Ngāti Porou kuia tell the stories encompassing their childbirth experiences
… was to give voice to the unique experiences of Māori during their childbirth journey. The context of childbirth within Aotearoa has largely been constructed through the ethnocentric worldview of non-Maori. This environment has presented a sense of urgency to document distinctively Māori …
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The Development and Evaluation of a Cultural Competency Training Programme for Psychologists Working with Māori: A Training Needs Analysis
… for clinical psychology students to work with Māori consumers. A pilot programme (study 1) was developed from the international and national cultural competency and bicultural training literature. Following the pilot, it was identified that the programme could be made more robust by conducting …
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Ngā Wai E Rere Nei: The Physical and Symbolic Representations of Embodied Waters of Birth and Mourning
… and much consternation, especially amongst Māori, about the future New Zealand’s waterways. Māori have strongly held views, tikanga and cultural knowledge, about waterways and their deep connection to iwi (tribal/community) identity, history and sense of well-being. The waterways in public …
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Whakahikita te taitamariki, whakahikita te whānau: The relational vitality of Māori youth in familial contexts
Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), have been impacted by colonisation, which sought to sever relationships to land, place, and people, and saw the denial and dismissal of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and te ao Māori (The Māori world (view)). Given this social and …
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Whakapakari i te maia tikanga i roto i te kaupapa Māori: Strengthening tikanga practice with Māori survivors of sexual violence
… practice can be strengthened to support Māori survivors of sexual violence within a kaupapa Māori service context. Grounded in Kaupapa Māori theory and conducted at Te Puna Oranga, a Māori-led social service organisation, this study investigates how workforce development, strengthening …
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Kaupapa Māori Science
This thesis investigates how Māori knowledge and language articulate with current discourses of Pūtaiao education, and possible alternative articulations. A Kaupapa Māori version of critical discourse analysis methodology is developed and applied to discourses relevant to Pūtaiao, or Māori-medium …
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He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka: Navigating a changing climate: A waka voyaging perspective
… global human population. Some groups, including Māori in Aotearoa, and Indigenous communities globally, will be disproportionately affected by the negative consequences of climate change. The current national and international governmental climate change responses underrepresent Indigenous …
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Decolonising legal research: Developing legal theory to articulate Māori and non-Māori legal research paradigms equitably
Māori and non-Māori legal research paradigms in Aotearoa New Zealand are separated by a considerable theoretical knowledge gap. Māori knowledge systems are generally not well known in a non-Māori context. In order to bridge this theoretical knowledge gap jurisprudential studies need to address this …
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Pātangaroa: Co-developing management strategies for a starfish outbreak in Ōhiwa Harbour
… ethics and practices. Consequently, Indigenous knowledge alongside science can offer better insights, holistic understanding, sustainable management strategies and greater sources of evidence. This research is located in Aotearoa New Zealand and engages in mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) …
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Demystifying a relationship between voluntary work and Māori
… that critically reviews the relationship between Māori and voluntary work in social service organisations. Since colonisation very little research has been initiated that investigated the involvement of Māori in voluntary activity yet recent statistics show that Māori are the highest participants …
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An interface of mātauranga Māori and archaeology to generate a whakapapa of pā tawhito
Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge, epistemology) is foundational to iwi-Māori pasts and is essential to generating new knowledge about those pasts. Archaeology (the study of the physical remains of past human activity) is also an invaluable tool in understanding human history in Aotearoa New …
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Kaupapa Māori antenatal wānanga: A solution to refocus New Zealand health service delivery for improved engagement and responsiveness with Māori māmā hapū and pēpi.
The revitalisation of traditional Māori birthing knowledge and practices is a significant space to enhance Māori maternal and infant health outcomes. This thesis with publications examined the potential of two Kaupapa Māori antenatal wānanga to enhance maternal health outcomes for Māori. Using a …
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Indigenous knowledges in health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and Saskatchewan Canada: A comparative study
For more than two decades, components of Māori knowledges in the form of Māori words and concepts have been part of health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health policy that engages Māori words and concepts resonates with Māori community values and aspirations and is thought to contribute to the …