scholarly journals Indigenous ethnic identity, in-group warmth, and psychological wellbeing: A longitudinal study of Māori

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Houkamau ◽  
Petar Milojev ◽  
Lara Greaves ◽  
Kiri Dell ◽  
Chris G Sibley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Identity Centrality

AbstractLongitudinal studies into the relationship between affect (positive or negative feelings) towards one’s own ethnic group and wellbeing are rare, particularly for Indigenous peoples. In this paper, we test the longitudinal effects of in-group warmth (a measure of ethnic identity affect) and ethnic identity centrality on three wellbeing measures for New Zealand Māori: life satisfaction (LS), self-esteem (SE), and personal wellbeing (PW). Longitudinal panel data collected from Māori (N = 3803) aged 18 or over throughout seven annual assessments (2009–2015) in the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study were analyzed using latent trajectory models with structured residuals to examine cross-lagged within-person effects. Higher in-group warmth towards Māori predicted increases in all three wellbeing measures, even more strongly than ethnic identity centrality. Bi-directionally, PW and SE predicted increased in-group warmth, and SE predicted ethnic identification. Further, in sample-level (between-person) trends, LS and PW rose, but ethnic identity centrality interestingly declined over time. This is the first large-scale longitudinal study showing a strong relationship between positive affect towards one’s Indigenous ethnic group and wellbeing. Efforts at cultural recovery and restoration have been a deliberate protective response to colonization, but among Māori, enculturation and access to traditional cultural knowledge varies widely. The data reported here underline the role of ethnic identity affect as an important dimension of wellbeing and call for continued research into the role of this dimension of ethnic identity for Indigenous peoples.

Role of an architect in projects involving EPC contracts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-15
Author(s):  
Adyathan Dasyapu ◽  
Greeshmika Nagubilli ◽  
Jayanth V Kutcharlapati ◽  
Hari Prasad Guntuku ◽  
Shruti S Nagdeve
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Related Case ◽  
The Public

Purpose: Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts are on their way to becoming the most common type of contract used by the private sector for large-scale infrastructure projects. Every project requires a strong relationship between all of the experts participating in EPC projects and the client. This relationship must be solidly established by an architect; otherwise, the project may fail for all parties involved, including the client, contractor, lenders, government, and others. The purpose of this study is to identify if the working of the EPC contracts is favourable for the architectural profession, and to identify the way in which the working could be improved. Methodology: A qualitative approach was applied to analyze the critical points of EPC contracts based upon reviews of related case studies from the public sector and supplementary interviews with professionals in the field. Main Finding: The architect's role in an EPC contract is not crucial and is equal to other stakeholders involved in the project. Also, EPC contractors have the power to dictate the workflow of the project and hence, architects might have to compromise in terms of the design, compensation, etc. Implications: It is very important for every project to have an outcome based on each stakeholders/consultants inputs specially on larger projects, this article is a step towards understanding the role of architects under an EPC contract as the future projects will come under its purview.  Novelty: The study is done under the lens of a newly graduated architect and not as any other professional, thereby trying to develop an understanding for fresh architects.

scholarly journals Do Changes in Neighborhood and Household Levels of Smoking and Deprivation Result in Changes in Individual Smoking Behavior? A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study of New Zealand Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 182 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivienne C. Ivory ◽  
Tony Blakely ◽  
Ken Richardson ◽  
George Thomson ◽  
Kristie Carter
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Smoking Behavior

Protecting Taonga: the cultural heritage of the New Zealand Maori

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
RK Paterson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Found Objects ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Major Development ◽  
Unesco Convention ◽  
Waitangi Tribunal

New Zealand concerns regarding cultural heritage focus almost exclusively on the indigenous Maori of that country. This article includes discussion of the way in which New Zealand regulates the local sale and export of Maori material cultural objects. It examines recent proposals to reform this system, including allowing Maori custom to determine ownership of newly found objects.A major development in New Zealand law concerns the role of a quasi-judicial body, the Waitangi Tribunal. Many tribunal decisions have contained lengthy discussions of Maori taonga (cultural treasures) and of alleged past misconduct by former governments and their agents in relation to such objects and Maori cultural heritage in general.As is the case with legal systems elsewhere, New Zealand seeks to reconcile the claims of its indigenous peoples with other priorities, such as economic development and environmental protection. Maori concerns have led to major changes in New Zealand heritage conservation law. A Maori Heritage Council now acts to ensure that places and sites of Maori interest will be protected. The council also plays a role in mediating conflicting interests of Maori and others, such as scientists, in relation to the scientific investigation of various sites.Despite these developments, New Zealand has yet to sign the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. The changes proposed to New Zealand cultural property law have yet to be implemented, and there is evidence of uncertainty about the extent to which protecting indigenous Maori rights can be reconciled with the development of a national cultural identity and the pursuit of universal concerns, such as sustainable development.

scholarly journals «Восславим землю Акпарса»: легендарный князь в современном фольклоре и этнорегиональной идентичности горных марийцев

2021 ◽  
pp. 275-287
Author(s):  
Герман Юрьевич Устьянцев
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Administrative Region ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Scientific Discourses ◽  
The Hill

На основе полевых материалов автор исследует репрезентацию этнорегиональной идентичности горных марийцев в моделях освоения, трансляции и интерпретации фольклорной традиции, связанной с образом легендарного правителя Акпарса. Соотношение имени и функций сотенного князя рассмотрены в текстах несказочной прозы (легендах, преданиях), интервью, медийном и научном дискурсах, коммеморативных практиках современных горных марийцев. Автор выделяет две интерпретативные модели описания Акпарса в различных дискурсах: историко-реалистическую и мифологическую. Образ Акпарса выступает в качестве инструмента формирования этнорегиональной идентичности и одновременно ее символа. Бытование фольклорного персонажа демонстрирует связь между принадлежностью респондентов к отдельной этнической группе марийцев, административному региону их проживания и акцентуализацией «своего» специфического фольклора. Автор также рассматривает этносимволическую роль указанного персонажа в утверждении дихотомии «свой–чужой» в контексте аутентичности народной традиции: Акпарс выступает в качестве маркера горномарийской культуры как для самих горных марийцев, так и для соседних групп иноэтничного населения. On the basis of ethnographic data, the author examines the representation of the ethno-regional identity of the Hill Mari people in the development, translation and interpretation of the folklore tradition concerning the legendary ruler Akpars. The correlation of the ruler’s name and functions is analyzed in the texts of non-fairy prose (legends), interviews, media and scientific discourses, and commemoral practices of the modern Hill Mari people. The author identifies two interpretative models of describing Akpars in different discourses: the historical-realistic and the mythological ones. The image of Akpars acts as a tool for the formation of ethnic identity and at the same time as its symbol. The existence of the folk character demonstrates an association between respondents’ belonging to a particular ethnic group of Mari people, their administrative region, and the accentuation of their “specific” folklore. The author also considers the ethnosymbolic role of this image in the strengthening the “we–they” dichotomy in the context of the folk authenticity: the character Akpars acts as a marker of the Hill Mari culture both for the Hill Maris themselves and for neighboring ethnic groups.

scholarly journals Pemberantasan Penyalahgunaan dan Peredaran Narkotika Melalui Pararem Desa Adat Pancasari

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Kadek Andy Krisnanta ◽  
I Made Suwitra ◽  
I Wayan Arthanaya
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Rapid Population Growth ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Dangerous Substances ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

The increase in the spread of narcotics in Indonesia is influenced by the rapid population growth. Bali is one of the global tourist destinations and has become a spot for the spread of narcotics and other dangerous substances. The eradication of narcotics in the area in turn requires the synergy of various components in order to suppress and limit the space for dealers both small and large scale. The collaborative effort to eradicate the distribution and abuse of narcotics is carried out by BNNK Buleleng by cooperating with traditional villages through the issuance of a pararem concerning Narcotics in Desa Pancasari, the Sub-district of Buleleng. This research makes use of empirical legal methods. Data were analysed qualitatively, descriptively and systematically. The collaboration between BNNK Buleleng and the Desa Adat of Pancasari in the form of Pararem Number 01/DPP-II/2019 concerning Narcotics is used as a tool to eradicate the existence of narcotics with the aim to limit the space for spread starting from the smallest scope of society. Then, in terms of effectiveness, the Pararem Number 01/DPP-11/2019 in the eradication of narcotics abuse and circulation in the Desa Adat of Pancasari has been effective with the full support of the village government and indigenous peoples as well as the role of the BNNK Buleleng as a supervisor that until now there has been no violation of the Pararem in the indigenous villages of Pancasari.

scholarly journals Empowering Pasifika Students to Express their Identities through Visual Arts in New Zealand Secondary Schools: The Role of Euro-descendent Teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Elizabeth Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Art Teachers ◽  
European Research ◽  
Art Works ◽  
Pasifika Students

The greatest numbers of young people in New Zealand are from Pasifika peoples’ ethnic groups. In contrast, art teachers in secondary schools are predominantly European. Research conducted in 2015, which investigated how art teachers are responding to the increasing diversity of students, uncovered important insights. This article provides “snapshots” of how four European-New Zealand art teachers, who work in schools where Pasifika students comprise the largest ethnic group, are empowering them to express themselves within their cultural milieu. Articulated through the voices of the art teachers, the stories of these students are visualized through examples of their art works.

scholarly journals Does Socioeconomic Inequality Explain Ethnic Differences in Nicotine Dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand Birth Cohort

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dannette Marie ◽  
David M. Fergusson ◽  
Joseph M. Boden
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Cultural Identification ◽  
Health And Development

Objective: The present study examined the role of socioeconomic status and cultural identity in the association between ethnicity and nicotine dependence, in a birth cohort of >1000 methods young people studied to age 30. Methods: Data were gathered on ethnicity, cultural identification, nicotine dependence, and socioeconomic factors, as part of a longitudinal study of a New Zealand birth cohort (the Christchurch Health and Development Study). Results: Those reporting Māori identity had rates of nicotine dependence that were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than rates for non-Māori. Control for socioeconomic factors reduced the associations between ethnic identity and nicotine dependence to statistical non-significance. In addition, there was no evidence of a statistically significant association between Māori cultural identity and nicotine dependence, nor was there evidence of gender differences in the association between ethnic identity and nicotine dependence, after controlling for socioeconomic factors. Conclusions: The higher rates of nicotine dependence observed among Māori appear to be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status. Efforts to improve the socioeconomic standing of Māori should therefore help to reduce rates of nicotine dependence in this population.

Biota Barons, 'Neo-Eurasias' and Indian-New Zealand Informal Eco-Cultural Networks, 1830s–1870s

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-164
Author(s):  
James Beattie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
East India Company ◽  
Environmental Modification ◽  
White Settler ◽  
Ecological Imperialism ◽  
English East India Company ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
Different Parts

This article examines informal (private and commercial) imperial networks and environmental modification by former English East India Company (EIC) employees in New Zealand, as well as the introduction of subcontinental species into that colony. Several very wealthy settlers from India, it argues, single-handedly introduced a cornucopia of Indian plants and animals into different parts of nineteenth-century New Zealand and used money earned in India to engage in large-scale environmental modification. Such was the scale of their enterprise 'in the business of shifting biota from place to place' and in remaking environments in parts of New Zealand that these individuals can be considered 'biota barons'. A focus on the informal eco-cultural networks they created helps refine the thesis of ecological imperialism. It also expands the more recent concept of neo-ecological imperialism, by highlighting the role of non-European natures and models in the re-making of Britain's colonies of settlement and by tracing exchanges between white settler colonies and colonies of extraction. In sum, the paper demonstrates the influence of particular private individuals with the necessary wealth and will to effect certain kinds of environmental change, and tentatively suggests that we might usefully consider Australasia as 'neo-Eurasias' rather than 'neo-Europes'.

scholarly journals Is cost-related non-collection of prescriptions associated with a reduction in health? Findings from a large-scale longitudinal study of New Zealand adults

BMJ Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. e007781-e007781 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jatrana ◽  
K. Richardson ◽  
P. Norris ◽  
P. Crampton
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Large Scale

New Critical Pan-Pacific Qualitative Inquiry

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Rinehart
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Cooperative Behaviour ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Similarities And Differences

In this piece, I explore two related issues of new critical Indigenous research. First, building on previous work, I recap the similarities and differences—in terms of social justice issues—of several historical cases regarding Indigenous peoples. I then examine the role of respect—especially “reciprocal respect”—in Pan-Pacific Indigenous research and give exemplars from New Zealand, Filipino, Aboriginal, and Samoan contexts as discussion points that ground a larger examination of mutual respect, mutuality, and cooperative behaviour. Finally, I suggest that the historical treatments of various Indigenous peoples to this day impact upon the form and tenor of critical Indigenous research.

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