2020 Conference

Day One Keynote: The Global Importance of a "Gathering of Indigenous Minds"

NPM's biennial 2020 International Indigenous Research Conference (#IIRC20) was our first online conference

From 18 - 20 November, we hosted a virtual "Gathering of Indigenous Minds" from our base here at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Kkeynote speakers included world renowned Indigenous scholars Professor Rangi Matamua (Tūhoe) - link here to Rangi's Language of the Stars NPM Seminar and Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) - link here to Linda's 2016 NPM Conference Presentation. More keynotes will be announced over the coming weeks.

The sub-themes of the conference are:

  • Mahi Auaha - Creative Indigenous Innovation, Arts and Performance
  • Mauri Ora - Indigenous Human Flourishing
  • Whai Rawa - Prosperous Indigenous Economies
  • Te Reo Tāketake me Ngā Tikanga Tāketake - Thriving Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Te Tai Ao - Healthy Natural Environments