Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
"Manawa whenua, wē moana uriuri, hōkikitanga whenua. From the heart of the land, to the depths of the sea; repositories of knowledge abound"
Te Tumu is committed to high quality research and research-informed teaching, with the aim of producing graduates committed to Māori, Pacific and Indigenous knowledge, heritage and values, and equipped with the skills to be developers of communities and nations in the global context.
All items relating to the School can be found under Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies collection*. They are also listed under their sub-discipline.
Te Tumu is home to programmes in Māori Studies, Pacific Islands Studies and Indigenous Development, including the Masters of Indigenous Studies programme.
Collections in Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
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Indigenous Studies [25]
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Māori Studies [52]
Recent Deposits
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Human Perceptions of Megafaunal Extinction Events Revealed by Linguistic Analysis of Indigenous Oral Traditions
Human settlement into new regions is typically accompanied by waves of animal extinctions, yet we have limited understanding of how human communities perceived and responded to such ecological crises. The first megafaunal ... -
Māori Land Court 1960-1980 : an autoethnographic and social commentary
The Maori Land Court in the 1960s and 1970s was a Court responsible for settling issues over the ownership, use and disposal of various land held by Maori. In 1980, a Royal Commission that examined the Maori Land Court ... -
Exploring learner-centredness for adults learning te reo Māori: easing the path to language acquisition
Learner-centredness takes learners and their needs, interests, enthusiasms and aspirations as the starting point of the education process, and this thesis explores what a learner-centred approach might contribute to adult ... -
He Waka Huia, He Waka Reo-ā-Iwi : The importance of reo-ā-iwi in identity formation
Dialect is often described linguistically, but there is a dearth of research being conducted that looks at reo-ā-iwi (tribal language variation) from a sociolinguistic point of view and what it means to speakers of the ... -
Tuvaluan Diaspora within Oceania: Ethnic Identity and Belongingness in the Margins
The diaspora within Oceania conceptualises the existence of settler communities of Tuvaluan heritage on Kioa Island in Fiji and in the village of Elise Fou in Samoa and validates existing ties they have with their home of ... -
Power of my Maori name: Stories of indigenous struggles in white New Zealand
Every day in Aotearoa (New Zealand), people of Maori ethnicity (the aboriginal peoples of Aotearoa) will experience their indigenous names being mispronounced when accessing health and social services. The New Zealand ... -
Possibility of Telecommunication Universal Service in the Pacific Islands; Case studies of Vanuatu, PEACESAT and USPNet
This thesis examines the meaning of telecommunication for the remote islands and rural areas of the Pacific Islands through the application and assessment of the 'Capability Approach', which was developed and used by Amartya ... -
Mā te taki te kāhui ka tau - Te Waiaro ki te Reo Māori i ngā Hinonga Kāwanatanga
Ko te reo Ingarihi te reo whānui-te-mārama i roto i ngā kura, i te hapori whānui, i ngā hinonga Kāwanatanga hoki o Aotearoa. Ahakoa kua whakapau kaha te tokomaha o ngā tāngata ki te whakahaumanu i te reo Māori, kāore anō ... -
Motivation and Burnout in Professional Pasifiki Rugby players.
Rugby players from Pasifiki backgrounds are fast becoming a very powerful group globally. This thesis examines why Pasifiki players are playing rugby or, in more scientific parlance, what was/is the participation motivation ... -
The attitude of non-Māori second language learners of the Māori language towards Māori language use
Workplaces like government departments have made considerable efforts over the past several years to improve cultural diversity and support of the Māori language. But what have workplaces like universities, the critic and ... -
"You Maaris get everything" - Trequity Measures at the University of Otago
‘You Maaris get everything’, ‘it is easy for you to get a scholarship because you are Māori’, ‘you will get into Medicine easier because you are Māori’ and ‘Māori get special treatment’ are all phrases that are commonly ... -
Kia Māori te reo Māori? An investigation of adult learner attitudes towards the impact of English on te reo Māori.
This study sought to answer the following questions: What impact does the English language have on te reo Māori (the Māori language)? What attitudes do adult language learners have towards the impact of English on te reo? ... -
“I Am The Apple Of My Brother’s Eye” : An investigation into the evolving roles of Samoan women with particular reference to religion and gender relations
What does it mean to be a Samoan woman? The following thesis addresses this question by exploring the lived experiences of Samoan women with particular reference to religion and gender relations. Adopting an inter-disciplinary ... -
Domestic Violence and Society’s Response in the Cook Islands: The Psychological Impacts on Victims in “Paradise”
Research conducted in small isolated island states in the South Pacific has been very limited in scope and frequency. This was particularly true in the Cook Islands, an archipelago of 15 tiny islands scattered across an ... -
Of the people, for the people, by the people: He tangata, He tangata, He tangata - The value of autobiography in academia: Maori women and Post World War Two American Presidents
The catch phrase title of this presentation Of the people, for the people, by the people: He tangata, He tangata, He tangata will be immediately recognised by scholars of American history and Maori studies. The expression ... -
Book Launch Speech: Ngā Mōteatea: He Kupu Arataki: An Introduction, by Jane McRae
Tonight we are gathered here to celebrate the launching of the last instalment in a remarkable venture of New Zealand scholarship and publishing: the Introduction to the four volume series, Ngā Mōteatea. This Introduction ... -
`E pakihi hakinga a kai: An examination of pre-contact resource management practice in Southern Te Wai Pounamu
Life was difficult in Te Wāi Pounamu before European contact. Food collecting had to return more calories than were expended in the efforts of acquisition. Areas where food was available were conserved as well as enhanced ... -
Online interaction in te reo Māori by beginner/intermediate adult language learners using Facebook and Skype
This dissertation examines the possible benefits of online interaction for beginner/intermediate adult learners of te reo Māori (the Māori language), and the implications of online interaction. The research centres round ...