Kaupapa Mäori Research, Supervision and Uncertainty: “What’s a Päkehä Fella to Do?”

Abstract This paper considers two different Indigenous-led initiatives, the Neeginan initiative (Winnipeg, Canada) and the Kaupapa Māori movement (New Zealand), within the context of urban Indigenous self-determination, examining the role, or contributions of, each towards the realisation of Indigenous self-determination. Neeginan originates from, and focuses on, building a sense of community, through education programs, social assistance and affordable housing, with local Indigenous knowledge providing the foundational guiding principles. This is compared to the Kaupapa Māori movement's role in the revival of traditional cultural and language practices in education, which has resulted in the development of an overwhelmingly successful parallel non-government school system based on Māori culture, language and philosophy.

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Local-Indigenous Autonomy and Community Streetscape Enhancement: Learnings from Māori and Te Ara Mua—Future Streets Project

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18030865 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 865

Author(s):

Kimiora Raerino ◽

Alex Macmillan ◽

Adrian Field ◽

Rau Hoskins

Keyword(s):

Cultural Identity ◽

Urban Design ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Collective Agency ◽

Research Approach ◽

Indigenous Autonomy ◽

Spatial Justice ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand ◽

Kaupapa Māori

In settler countries, attention is now extending to the wellbeing benefits of recognising and promoting the Indigenous cultural identity of neighbourhoods as a contributing factor to more equitable and healthier communities. Re-indigenisation efforts to (re)implement cultural factors into urban design can be challenging and ineffective without the leadership and collaboration of local-Indigenous peoples. Undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Ara Mua — Future Street project, demonstrated that co-design has critical potential in the reclamation of Indigenous autonomy, increased local-Indigenous presence and revitalisation of cultural identity. Employing a Kaupapa Māori (Māori-centred) research approach, we focused on the workings and perspectives of mana whenua (local-Indigenous peoples) and community stakeholder engagement in Te Ara Mua. An Indigenous theoretical framework, Te Pae Mahutonga, was utilised in the data analysis to explore perspectives of Indigenous collective agency, empowerment, and wellbeing. Our research demonstrates that developing capacity amongst Indigenous communities is integral for effective engagement and that the realisation of autonomy in urban design projects has broader implications for Indigenous sovereignty, spatial justice and health equity. Significantly, we argue that future community enhancement strategies must include not only re-designing and re-imagining initiatives, but also re-indigenising.

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Indigenous voices on measuring and valuing health states

AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples ◽

10.1177/1177180119885418 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 3-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Esther Willing ◽

Sarah-Jane Paine ◽

Emma Wyeth ◽

Braden Te Ao ◽

Rhema Vaithianathan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Resource Allocation ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Indigenous Health ◽

Health Needs ◽

Health States ◽

Health And Illness ◽

Kaupapa Māori ◽

Key Dimensions ◽

The Individual ◽

Depth Interviews

The philosophical assumptions that underpin the way in which health states are valued within economic measures of health are rarely made explicit and fail to capture the experiences of Indigenous peoples. Within a Kaupapa Māori theoretical paradigm, in-depth interviews were conducted with six Māori key informants who had cared for whānau (family) members through illness to give voice to dimensions of health and illness that Western economic measures of health fail to capture. An Indigenous measure of health needs to consider the individual within the context of the collective and the environment that they are connected to. Economic measures of health are widely used to inform decisions about resource allocation that have significant impacts on Indigenous health outcomes. This article sets out to start a conversation around what an Indigenous measure of health might look like and how it might value key dimensions of health.

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A Forest Science Effective Research Supervision in the Faculty Of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v1n2p58 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kamaruzaman Jusoff ◽

Lebuh Silikon

Keyword(s):

Research Supervision ◽

Forest Science

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Te Waka Oranga: An Indigenous Intervention for Working with Māori Children and Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain Impairment ◽

10.1017/brimp.2013.29 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 415-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Hinemoa Elder

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Extended Family ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Vital Role ◽

Cultural Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Leading Role ◽

Kaupapa Māori

Background: Application of salient cultural knowledge held by families following child and adolescent traumatic brain injury (TBI) has yet to be documented in the literature. While the importance of the family is a well-established determinant of enhanced outcomes in child and adolescent TBI, the emphasis to date has been on the leading role of professional knowledge. The role of whānau (extended family) is recognised as an essential aspect of hauora (wellbeing) for Māori, who are overrepresented in TBI populations. However, whānau knowledge systems as a potent resource for enhancing recovery outcomes have not previously been explored. This paper describes the development of an indigenous intervention, Te Waka Oranga.Method: Rangahau Kaupapa Māori (Māori determined research methods) theory building was used to develop a TBI intervention for working with Māori. The intervention emerged from the findings and analysis of data from 18 wānanga (culturally determined fora) held on rural, remote and urban marae (traditional meeting houses).Results: The intervention framework, called Te Waka Oranga, describes a process akin to teams of paddlers working together to move a waka (canoe, vessel) in a desired direction of recovery. This activity occurs within a Māori defined space, enabling both world views, that of the whānau and the clinical world, to work together. Whānau knowledge therefore has a vital role alongside clinical knowledge in maximising outcomes in mokopuna (infants, children, adolescents and young adults) with TBI.Conclusion: Te Waka Oranga provides for the equal participation of two knowledge systems, that of whānau and of clinical staff in their work in the context of mokopuna TBI. This framework challenges the existing paradigm of the role of families in child and adolescent TBI rehabilitation by highlighting the essential role of cultural knowledge and practices held within culturally determined groups. Further research is needed to test the intervention.

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