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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Māori identity"”.
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Blood Quantum “A Pūrākau approach to understanding the impact of ‘Blood Quantum’ in Māori Identity”
… this topic are: Who determines Indigenous legal identity? Who defines tribal membership and affiliation? Although the idea of defining Indigenous Peoples, for political purposes originated in colonial times, the complications, and complexities of defining who an Indigenous individual remains a …
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Cross-cultural differences in environmental valuation: a choice modelling application to water resources in the Waikato
Differences between traditional Māori and Western utilitarian approaches to waterways and their management support the possibility that strong cultural differences in environmental perspectives may exist. Failure to account for these differences could lead to misrepresentation of the strengths of …
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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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Māori transitions into tertiary education
This thesis critically examines Māori transitions into tertiary education. The research explored the lived transition experiences of 20 Māori tertiary education students in the Bay of Plenty region. Historical and contemporary factors in Aotearoa influencing effective Māori student transitions into …
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Ko wai tō ingoa? The transformative potential of Māori names
… (personal names) are an expression of te reo Māori, Māori identity, and tino rangatiratanga (self-determination). Nevertheless, our names are still mispronounced, marginalised and demeaned by individuals and institutions, such as schools, the health system, politics and media. This thesis …
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Tīhei Mauri Ora: Negotiating primary school teachers' personal and professional identities as Māori
Colonial attitudes that positioned Māori language, knowledge and pedagogy as inferior and deficient continue to impact on 21st century primary school contexts in Aotearoa/New Zealand. They continue to impact particularly on the personal and professional identities and experiences of Māori teachers …
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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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Digital Taniwha: Growing Māori participation in the IT industry
… factors on the participation levels of Māori (indigenous people of New Zealand) in the national IT industry. It particularly focusses on Māori IT professionals and why their participation in IT sector events and activities are not as visible as non-Māori. The researcher, who is also a …
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Maori registered nurses experiences after completing the nursing entry to practice transition programme between the years of 2010 - 2012
… was to capture kōrero pūrākau (experiences) of Māori nurses who transitioned from being an undergraduate nursing student to RN by completing the 12 month Nursing Entry To Practice Transition Programme also known as NETP. Participants from two District health Boards who had completed NETP in …
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Ahumoana tawhito (ancient aquaculture): The translocation of toheroa (Paphies ventricosa) and other marine species by Māori
… remains a mystery. In Aotearoa (New Zealand), Māori have a long history of translocating and cultivating terrestrial and freshwater species. Increasingly, it is becoming apparent that the translocation of marine species is a resource management tool that has been utilized by Māori for hundreds …