Māori women speak back: Our stories, laws and histories

About this research

This research grew from the concern about how to stimulate discussion and debate within Māori communities about the role of Māori women, in the past, present and future.  This research sought women’s stories, in order to let Māori women speak about how they perceive their relationships to the state, environment and others in their communities.  This research also included considering the extent (if at all) legal processes, such as human rights law, and bodies such as the Waitangi Tribunal, can assist or undermine Māori women, who are seeking to remedy discrimination. 

Outputs

Publications
•    He Iti, He Taonga:  Taranaki Māori Women Speak, (2008). Published by Pindar Ltd.
•    The Treaty of Waitangi - Legal Developments, Part 4, New Zealand Law Review, November 2008.
•    Indigenous Women, Research and the Law:  Taranaki Māori Women Speak.
•    Conference paper presented at the Traditional Knowledge Conference, Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, June 2008, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
•    Why Indigenous Research is Different. Article submitted to ALTERNATIVE a Journal of Indigenous Scholarship, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, June 2008.
•    The Treaty of Waitangi. Legal Developments.  Part 3 [2007] NZLR 551.
•    Indigenous Women, International Human Rights Law and Discrimination - Is International Human Rights Law the Way Forward? 7 [2007] Indigenous Law Bulletin (Australia).
•    Māori Women Confront Discrimination:  Using International Human Rights Law to Challenge Discriminatory Practices. Indigenous Law Journal. Toronto. (2005) 4 ILJ 19.
•    The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi: A Discussion of Legal Developments [2005] New Zealand Law Review 603.
•    Māori Women and the State (2005) 8.2 Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 31.
•    Ask that Taniwha:  Who Owns the Foreshore and Seabed of Aotearoa (Part Two). (co-written with Nin Tomas) Journal of Māori Legal Writing. (2004) 11.