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Ngā pukapuka · Publications 56
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s inaugural Traditional Knowledge Conference was held in June 2004. The theme of this international conference was traditional knowledge and research ethics. The authors of the papers come from Australia (Torres Straits Islands), the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Tonga, and from many iwi and organisations of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Research has long played a critical role in working with indigenous communities, their ways of knowing, languages, values and practices. This role has been contentious for the communities being researched. While other…
Proceedings of the 4th International Traditional Knowledge Conference 2010
This Proceedings contains 60 papers on the theme “Kei Muri i te Kāpara He Tangata Kē: Recognising, Engaging, Understanding Difference”. It is a unique collection of writing by indigenous researchers and those acutely interested in the knowledge and life worlds of indigenous peoples. The papers come from across all disciplines and move beyond identifying and understanding problems toward creative solutions that seek to meet the needs of present and future generations. These papers will be of interest to a wide audience because they demonstrate the opportunities that draw on diverse contexts…
Proceedings of the Mātauranga Taketake - Traditional Knowledge Conference 2006 - Indigenous Indicators of Well-being: Perspectives, Practices,
The Mātauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge Conference was convened in June 2006 to address issues, practices, models and perspectives for protecting, sustaining and nurturing traditional systems of knowledge. The Conference invited participants to consider the following questions: How do we know that our knowledge, ways of knowing and associated practices are in a state of wellbeing? What practices do we use to sustain and help the next generation look after our systems of knowledge? How do we know that our relationships, languages, literatures, stories, environments,healing practices…
Proceedings of the Indigenous Knowledges Conference - Reconciling Academic Priorities with Indigenous Realities 2005
This 4 day conference brought together scholars from a range of disciplinary fields and nations to develop discipline-based responses to the real-world struggles of Māori and indigenous peoples.
Engaging with Māori Communities - An Exploration of Some Tensions in the Mediation of Social Sciences Research (2007) by J Kidman
This monograph explores the ways in which collaborative research relationships with Māori communities can be developed effectively and appropriately. The focus is the institutional and epistemological environments that social researchers work within. While there is a growing body of international literature about the engagement of social sciences research with indigenous communities, there are relatively few researchers who actively theorise the institutional, political, and conceptual frameworks surrounding the research engagement process with indigenous communities. The monograph is…
Tihei Oreore Monograph - Intern Reports (Dec.2005)
The following reports are the work of Māori senior undergraduate through to masters level students from various tertiary institutes throughout Aotearoa (New Zealand). These are students who were awarded summer internships by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga during the summer of 2004–2005.
Tihei Oreore Monograph - Policy Seminars (Dec.2005)
High quality research leading to practical outcomes that result in the development and advancement of Māori is fundamental to the future of the nation. It is important that policy analysts are provided a forum where they can be brought together with Māori researchers who are leading the development of this high quality research. For this reason, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, The National Institute of Research Excellence for Māori Development and Advancement, initiated a Research and Policy Seminar Series designed to create a space for dialogue between policy analysts and Māori researchers. The…
Tihei Oreore Monograph - Public Seminars (Dec.2005)
The inaugural Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Seminar Series 2004 and inaugural Professorial Lectures were well received by the seminar attendees. The kaupapa of the seminars and inaugural lectures was to showcase Māori researchers and their work. The seminars have provided an opportunity for showcasing an excellent sampling of the wealth of Māori research excellence which exists. The seminars generated interest amongst a broad range of groups. This was reflected in the seminar audiences which included researchers from institutions and communities, professionals in the field, students, and both the…