scholarly journals Haumanu Ipukarea reviving tūrangawaewae, identity and place

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
William Hatton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Sense Of Identity

<p>Landscapes are a fundamental component for the identity of people. This is evident through the eyes of the indigenous Māori people who express, like many indigenous cultures, that identity is formed from ones interconnected relationship to the land. For Māori, land is embodied as a part of their identity formed by the principle of whakapapa and importantly mātauranga. Mātauranga Māori is the comprehensive body of traditional indigenous knowledge built over centuries of both physical and metaphysical paradigms. Much of the knowledge obtained, originated from te taiao, where the importance of mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and place, established one’s sense of tūrangawaewae.  Since the first colonial migrations to Aotearoa/New Zealand, much of the traditional knowledge acquired and developed over generation’s are at great risk of western dominance. Western science and knowledge has altered the endemic Aotearoa/New Zealand landscape dramatically depleting many natural ecologies. Forests and waterways continue to be in jeopardy from commercialisation and urbanisation, where the current urban environment questions the way we appreciate and make sense of our endemic natural landscape. Alterations to the land has prompted changes in people’s beliefs and values, and sense of identity.  Mātauranga has slowly begun to be reintroduced into the urban environment as a progressive way forward. This research builds upon the concept to promote mātauranga, reconnecting people and place, and improving one’s sense of identity. With more than 88% of Māori now residing in urban areas, and many non-Māori unaware of indigenous cultural values and beliefs, the focus looks to provide a place of gathering, learning, engaging, reflecting, healing and belonging, preserving and appreciating Aotearoa/New Zealand’s cultural expression of the landscape. The research looks upon a regenerating valley system near the heart of Wellington City, reviving the Māori beliefsof ki uta ki tai and that of hīkoi. The research looks at opportunities to better express and understand bi-culturalism</p>

scholarly journals Haumanu Ipukarea reviving tūrangawaewae, identity and place

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
William Hatton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Sense Of Identity

<p>Landscapes are a fundamental component for the identity of people. This is evident through the eyes of the indigenous Māori people who express, like many indigenous cultures, that identity is formed from ones interconnected relationship to the land. For Māori, land is embodied as a part of their identity formed by the principle of whakapapa and importantly mātauranga. Mātauranga Māori is the comprehensive body of traditional indigenous knowledge built over centuries of both physical and metaphysical paradigms. Much of the knowledge obtained, originated from te taiao, where the importance of mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and place, established one’s sense of tūrangawaewae.  Since the first colonial migrations to Aotearoa/New Zealand, much of the traditional knowledge acquired and developed over generation’s are at great risk of western dominance. Western science and knowledge has altered the endemic Aotearoa/New Zealand landscape dramatically depleting many natural ecologies. Forests and waterways continue to be in jeopardy from commercialisation and urbanisation, where the current urban environment questions the way we appreciate and make sense of our endemic natural landscape. Alterations to the land has prompted changes in people’s beliefs and values, and sense of identity.  Mātauranga has slowly begun to be reintroduced into the urban environment as a progressive way forward. This research builds upon the concept to promote mātauranga, reconnecting people and place, and improving one’s sense of identity. With more than 88% of Māori now residing in urban areas, and many non-Māori unaware of indigenous cultural values and beliefs, the focus looks to provide a place of gathering, learning, engaging, reflecting, healing and belonging, preserving and appreciating Aotearoa/New Zealand’s cultural expression of the landscape. The research looks upon a regenerating valley system near the heart of Wellington City, reviving the Māori beliefsof ki uta ki tai and that of hīkoi. The research looks at opportunities to better express and understand bi-culturalism</p>

Ka mura ka muri: understandings of organ donation and transplantation in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. medhum-2020-012038
Author(s):  
Rhonda Shaw ◽  
Robert Webb
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Interview Studies

In this article, we refer to the separation of solid organs from the body as bio-objects. We suggest that the transfer of these bio-objects is connected to emotions and affects that carry a range of different social and cultural meanings specific to the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. The discussion draws on research findings from a series of qualitative indepth interview studies conducted from 2008 to 2013 with Māori (the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) and Pākehā (European settler New Zealanders) concerning their views on organ donation and transplantation. Our findings show both differences and similarities between Māori and Pākehā understandings of transplantation. Nevertheless, while many Māori draw on traditional principles, values and beliefs to reflect on their experiences in relation to embodiment, gift-giving, identity and well-being, Pākehā tend to subscribe to more Western understandings of identity in terms of health and well-being, in line with international literature on the topic. Rather than reflecting individualistic notions of the body and transplantation as the endpoint of healthcare as do Pākehā, Māori views are linked to wider conceptions of family, ancestry and belonging, demonstrating how different rationalities and ontologies affect practices and understandings surrounding organ transfer technology. In the article, we focus predominantly on Māori perspectives of organ transfer, contextualising the accounts and experiences of our research participants against the backdrop of a long history of settler colonialism and health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

scholarly journals Caring for children with disabilities in a foreign land: Experiences and perceptions of a group of Korean parents and professionals

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Choi ◽  
Hong-Jae Park ◽  
Michael O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Korean Immigrant ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Korean Parents ◽  
Parents Experiences

INTRODUCTION: This article aims to provide an overview of the experiences of Korean immigrant parents raising children with disabilities in Aotearoa New Zealand, primarily focusing on their experience of disability services and systems.METHODS: As the present exploratory study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of immigrant parents’ experiences and perceptions, a qualitative approach was employed to collect rich and lived information from participants. Ten participants were recruited and interviewed among Korean parents of children with disabilities and professionals working with those families.FINDINGS: Lack of trust among Korean parents living in Aotearoa New Zealand was frequently discussed by the participants in the present study. Lack of information around available services and alternative support and cultural barriers were often identified to have a significant impact on Korean parents’ experiences with services. A sense of obligation to integrate into the host society and the services provided was also evident. Further, there was a contradictory perception between parents and associated professionals in relation to services’ expectations of Korean parents. CONCLUSIONS: From analysis of the findings, three main themes emerged: experiences of services and its relations with trust, cultural values and expectations, and looking to the future. The study suggests that there is a need for professionals, service providers and government to consider ways to build trusting relationships with Korean parents and their children with disabilities, and makes a number of recommendations.  

Anthropolinguistic Analysis of Igbo Metaphorical Expressions

Anthropos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Chimaobi Onwukwe
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Key Informant Interview ◽  
Cultural Connotations

The study examines metaphorical expressions in Igbo. It specifically analyzes the linguistic and cultural values, and beliefs in Igbo metaphors. The study adopted the Key Informant Interview method in data collection as well as introspection as a native speaker of Igbo. It was discovered that interpretation of Igbo metaphorical expressions involves the linguistic features of implicature, inference and referencing well as understanding of the cultural nuances of the referents used in Igbo metaphors. The study identified that metaphorical expressions concretize the Igbo worldview. This worldview, beliefs and values are represented in the cultural connotations of referents of Igbo metaphors. The study identified some referents with their cultural connotations such as animals, and natural/physical objects. The author concludes that understanding of metaphor in Igbo entails knowledge of cultural and contextual nuances of the referent of the metaphor in the Igbo language and culture.

scholarly journals VALUES AND BELIEFS ABOUT SEXUALITY, MOTHERHOOD AND ABORTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Paula Alexandra Nelas ◽  
Cláudia Chaves ◽  
Emília Coutinho ◽  
Odete Amaral
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Teenagers And Young Adults ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Abstract.Backgroud: Teenagers’ and young adults’ values and beliefs on sexuality, motherhood and abortion are determined by a multiplicity of factors of individual nature and of sociocultural order.Objectives: Analyze if the sociodemographic, affective, sexual and reproductive variables, influence values and beliefs about sexuality, motherhood and abortion on higher education students.Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive-correlational and transversal study, with a sample of 641 students (average age of 20.62 years old, sd± 2.145 years old), female (64.9%). The investigation’s protocol was the questionnaire that allowed characterizing the sociodemographic, affective, reproductive and sexually sample. Yet including the Values and Beliefs on Sexuality, Motherhood/Fatherhood and Abortion scale (Serene, Loyal & Maroco, 2009).Results: Male students manifest more beliefs on terms of motherhood, reproduction. Female students reveal more beliefs when it comes to affection, abortion and pleasure. Residents in urban areas manifest more beliefs when it comes to motherhood. Residents in rural areas have more beliefs and values toward reproduction, abortion. 2nd year students revealed more values and beliefs toward motherhood and reproduction. 1st year students manifested more values and beliefs to affection and pleasure. 3rd year students revealed more values and beliefs towards abortion. That are dating and that have already begun their sexual life obtained more beliefs in all dimensions, especially when it comes to values and beliefs toward pleasure. The ones that don’t use any kind of contraceptive method obtained higher values when it comes to motherhood, reproduction, abortion and values and beliefs in general, whereas the ones that use contraceptive methods obtained more in affection and in pleasure.Conclusion: The results suggest the need to debate the questions on motherhood, abortion and sexuality with young adults, in context of higher education, in order to enable them to the informed decision making, thus contributing to the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.Keywords: Values; Beliefs; Sexuality; Motherhood; Abortion; Higher Education Students.Resumo.Enquadramento: Os valores e as crenças dos adolescentes e jovens adultos sobre a sexualidade, maternidade e aborto são determinados por uma multiplicidade de fatores de natureza individual e de ordem sociocultural.Objetivos: Analisar se as variáveis sociodemográficas afectivas, sexuais e reprodutivas influenciam os valores e crenças sobre a sexualidade, maternidade e aborto nos estudantes do ensino superior.Metodologia: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo-correlacional e transversal, com uma amostra de 641 estudantes (idade média de 20.62, dp± 2.145 anos), maioritariamente feminina (64.9%), O protocolo de investigação foi o questionário que permitiu caracterizar a amostra sociodemográfica, afetiva, reprodutiva e sexualmente. Inclui ainda a escala de Valores e Crenças sobre Sexualidade, Maternidade/Paternidade e Aborto (Sereno, Leal & Maroco, 2009).Resultados: Os estudantes do sexo masculino manifestam mais crenças em termos de maternidade, reprodução. As estudantes revelam mais crenças em relação à afetividade, aborto e prazer. Os residentes em meio urbano manifestam mais crenças em relação à maternidade. Os residentes em meio rural têm mais valores e crenças face à reprodução, aborto. Os estudantes a frequentarem o 2.º ano manifestaram mais valores e crenças face à maternidade e reprodução; os do 1º ano pontuaram mais nos valores e crenças em relação à afetividade e no prazer; os do 3.º ano possuem mais valores e crenças perante o aborto. Os estudantes que namoram e que já iniciaram a vida sexual pontuaram mais em todas as dimensões, com destaque para os valores e crenças face ao prazer. Os que não utilizam algum método anticoncetivo apresentam valores mais elevados em relação à maternidade, reprodução, aborto e valores e crenças na globalidade, enquanto os que utilizamalgum método contracetivo pontuaram mais na afetividade e no prazer.Conclusão: Os resultados sugerem necessidade de debater as questões relativas à maternidade, paternidade, aborto e sexualidade com jovens adultos, em contexto de ensino superior, no sentido de os capacitar para a tomada de decisão informada, contribuindo desta forma para a promoção da saúde sexual e reprodutiva.Palavras-chave: Valores; Crenças; Sexualidade; Maternidade; Aborto; Estudantes do Ensino Superior

scholarly journals Mobilising tofā sa’ili for ECE leadership: A talanoa confronting dominant conceptualisations from a Pasifika perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Maria Cooper ◽  
Jacoba Matapo
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
The Self ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Looking Back

Leadership is about all of us, but dominant frames of leadership serve only a few. In this commentary, we challenge the dominance of Western notions of leadership as linear influence relationships in order to shift Pasifika engagement from the margins. For us, ta’ita’i (Pasifika leadership) is centred on serving, not the self, but the collective spirit. It is expansive, holistic, and grounded in reciprocal relationships between people, nature, the cosmos and those of the past, present, and future. Looking back to the teachings of our families and ancestors can guide us in leading communities with strength, unity, and connection. Rather than deny the legitimate place of Western notions of leadership or romanticise ideas of Pasifika leadership, through talanoa (open talk), we mobilise tofā sa’ili (a search for wisdom and meaning) by engaging with traditional Pasifika cultural values and philosophies that hold significance for leadership in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand. In doing so, we hope to open up pathways of thinking that move us beyond individualistic framings of leadership, while honouring Pasifika ways of knowing and being in serving the collective.

scholarly journals Driving Through the East

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Elyjana Roach
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Landscape Architect ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future ◽  
Decision Making Processes

This intervention asks how the people of Porirua can feel empowered and included in the decision-making processes that will shape the future of their city. I draw on my experiences as a life-long resident, activist, artist, architect, landscape architect, and urban designer in Porirua to find answers. I have found that young Pasifika are very concerned about whether their cultural values will be represented in housing and development in Porirua. This speaks to an issue facing the country as whole: while the Pasifika population continues to grow in size and importance in Aotearoa New Zealand, they are subject to flawed cultural assumptions, and are frequently overlooked or misunderstood in decision-making processes that will have profound impacts upon their future. There is room for more talanoa between Pasifika in Aotearoa New Zealand, and between Pasifika and the wider population. It is only when architects and planners expand their cultural kete that they will provide suitable housing and neighbourhoods for Pasifika.

scholarly journals Childbirth: a Momentous Occasion Muslim Women's Childbirth Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Khurshid Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Women's Stories ◽  
Nurses And Midwives ◽  
Childbirth Experiences

<p>This thesis explores the perception of three Muslim women’s experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their needs and experience of being in the world. The women’s stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women’s stories. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research, in order to illuminate Muslim women’s birthing experiences particularly to health colleagues in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. Excerpts from the narratives of Khadija, Ayesha, and Amina, describe the reality of their experiences. The overarching theme in this thesis reveals the uniqueness of each woman’s story. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice to become informed, so that 20,000 Muslims in Aotearoa-New Zealand may receive an acceptable level of culturally safe practice.</p>

scholarly journals Childbirth: a Momentous Occasion Muslim Women's Childbirth Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Khurshid Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Women's Stories ◽  
Nurses And Midwives ◽  
Childbirth Experiences

<p>This thesis explores the perception of three Muslim women’s experience of childbirth, in a setting surrounded by health professionals who largely have little understanding of their needs and experience of being in the world. The women’s stories reveal that giving birth in a cross-cultural setting is stressful. The women had to adjust to an environment which challenged their beliefs and values, in one case with no extended family or cultural support. This stress is long lasting as evidenced in the women’s stories. Various forms of narrative such as a letter, excerpts from conversations, and interviews, have been used in presenting this research, in order to illuminate Muslim women’s birthing experiences particularly to health colleagues in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Given the opportunity to tell their story, all the women highlighted both the positive and negative aspects of their birth experiences. Excerpts from the narratives of Khadija, Ayesha, and Amina, describe the reality of their experiences. The overarching theme in this thesis reveals the uniqueness of each woman’s story. This thesis identifies situations that heightened the vulnerability of the women. It concludes by identifying recommendations and reading material for nurses and midwives in education or practice to become informed, so that 20,000 Muslims in Aotearoa-New Zealand may receive an acceptable level of culturally safe practice.</p>

scholarly journals Sustainable prosperity and enterprises for Maori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tia Neha ◽  
Angus Macfarlane ◽  
Sonja Macfarlane ◽  
Te Hurinui Clarke ◽  
Melissa Derby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Study Context ◽  
Community Enterprises

Purpose The research in the field of Indigenous peoples and the espousal of their cultural values in the work environment is recognised as being important as a means of overcoming workplace inequities. The purpose of this paper is to examine research about Maori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand that may inform future enterprises for the long-term prosperity of marginalised Indigenous peoples. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews the literature on unique cultural dynamics of whanau Maori (New Zealand Maori family/community) study practices and the importance of work/home/life balance. Furthermore, it considers strengths-based community enterprises that can lead to sustainable prosperity for Maori. Findings The review yielded three theoretical principles that explain mana (sociocultural and psychological well-being), which can be generalised across multiple contexts, with the workplace being one of these contexts. These principles of mana create a contextual match with whanau external realities; an experiential match of a mana empowerment framework that transfers to the study context and an interpersonal understanding of being understood and empowered within the study context. Research limitations/implications The literature review has been limited to research from 2005 onwards and to research that investigates Maori, the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand. Although the review of the literature has these limitations, the review may be of interest to other studies of Indigenous peoples worldwide. Practical implications The key factors are interwoven, and their importance is considered in relation to the development of positive and supportive environments, which link to job retention, satisfaction and productivity in the workplace for Maori. This, in turn, can have beneficial knock-on effects for not only the New Zealand economy but also more importantly for enhancing sustainable livelihoods for upcoming generations. Social implications Tied together, these factors are paramount for cultural, social and ecological benefits for nga rangatahi (young Maori adults) and the wider community in the workplace. Originality/value The literature review’s value and originality derive from a dearth of recent research on supporting nga rangatahi (young Maori adults) for sustainable prosperity.

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