About this research
Kahutoi Mere Te Kanawa (Ngāti Kinohaku, Maniapoto, Waikato, Tuwharetoa me Rarua oku iwi),
My application for this scholarship is to help me complete my Creative Practice Doctorate, which I have now been working on for a number of years.
I see the doctorate as a segue into understanding more about our own Māori knowledge and practices in the field of our textile practices. We have been fortunate to still have, view and come to understand more about our ways of knowing and being imbued in the very fabric of our natural materials and how they are processed.
This type of knowledge will enliven the depth of Mātauranga especially in rāranga, whatu and tukutuku that are visual narratives of our past. We must begin to understand the mātauranga and applied practices that have been passed down through the generations.
I would like to contribute this knowledge to the next generations so that they to will understand the depth of our ancestors and what they have left, in particular the kaikaranga of our past.
Ētahi atu · Other projects
PHD Candidate: Coral Wiapo (Ngati Whātua) Primary Supervisor(s): Dr Sue Adams Work is underway in Te Tai Tokerau to strengthen the Māori nursing workforce by supporting kaimahi to enter the nursing profession; and registered nurses to advance their scope of practice to become nurse prescribers or nurse practitioners (NPs). Improving access to healthcare for…
View projectAhakoa he iti, he pounamu: How do wahine Māori nurses utilise mātauranga Māori as a means to address health equity in Te Tai Tokerau?
How do fat Indigenous wāhine reclaim body sovereignty as a form of resistance? This research centred on the lived experiences of fat Māori wāhine, challenging colonial and biomedical narratives through the lens of mātauranga Māori. It reclaims tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake of the body, and reimagines access, wellbeing, and worth beyond systems of…
View projectMana Tinana, Mana Mōmona, Mana Wāhine: Ngā Pūrākau o Ngā Tinana Body Sovereignty and Fat Māori Wāhine
How do fat Indigenous wāhine reclaim body sovereignty as a form of resistance? This research centred on the lived experiences of fat Māori wāhine, challenging colonial and biomedical narratives through the lens of mātauranga Māori. It reclaims tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake of the body, and reimagines access, wellbeing, and worth beyond systems of oppression.
What does Māori women’s leadership in governance look like when told through their own voices? This project centres wāhine rangatira experiences and mentorship to develop a mana wāhine-led model of leadership and governance—from wāhine, for wāhine.
View projectMō ngā uri whakatipu: Women leaders paving a pathway for future generations in governance
What does Māori women’s leadership in governance look like when told through their own voices? This project centres wāhine rangatira experiences and mentorship to develop a mana wāhine-led model of leadership and governance—from wāhine, for wāhine.