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 [29]
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Māori Studies [52]
Recent Deposits
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He Kohinga Kōrero: A selected group of Māori musicians and performers’ experiences of the 1960s through the Māori showband movement
This thesis examines the unique identity of the Māori Showband movement through the narratives and experiences of a selected group of Māori Showband musicians and entertainers of the 1960s. The Māori Showband musicians and ... -
Te Hononga ō te Mātauranga ki te Ahurea: Balancing Both Worlds. Considering the balance between professional development opportunities for Māori non-teaching staff, in tertiary education and their cultural contributions to their institutions.
Professional development is a requirement of every employee within an organisation, how this development is perceived and administered varies from organisation to organisation. How do indigenous Māori staff balance ... -
COVID-19 Talanoa: The Voices of Tongan Kāinga in South Canterbury
This thesis is an exploratory study on the experiences of Tongan kāinga (distant relations/community) in the rural region of South Canterbury, New Zealand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines Tongan kāinga’s ... -
The Coloniality of Whiteness: Countering Narratives of Oppression within 'Wai262 Ko Aotearoa Tēneiʼ
In 2010, in what has been described as "one of the most complex and far-reaching claims ever to come before the New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal”, a report concerning the theft of cultural and intellectual property rights ... -
Practicing Māori principles within mainstream New Zealand: A frontline scope of kaitiakitanga in care and protection of children.
Kaitiakitanga (guardianship), is underpinned and influenced by te ao Māori (Māori worldview). This is a vital practice, when sustaining our tangata whenua(Māori indigenous people) and others. This principle guides us in ... -
A strategic settler colonial research agenda: turning the microscope to move beyond indigenous resistance.
This research report is a tryptic of essays that: deconstruct how indigenous narratives are understood and defined by the academy; analyses whether indigenous narratives have moved toward self-determination or are stuck ... -
Historical Trauma, Indigenous People, and Libraries
Historical trauma theory (HTT) built on understanding of Holocaust survivors and subsequent generations (Pihama et. al., 2014) and articulated how colonization and genocide against Indigenous peoples also resulted in ... -
Ināianei, i Mua, ā Muri Ake – Now, then, next: A whakapapa analysis of engagement approaches to tangata, whenua and wai: A community case study in Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
Through case study research located in Tautoro, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand, this thesis investigates the challenges hapū (kin-community groups) and their marae (ancestral centers of tribal identity, meeting houses) ... -
Te Whare o Maraenui: Kia tipu anō te mokimoki
He ātetenga ngā kōhanga reo, he ātetenga hoki ngā kura kaupapa Māori ki te tāmitanga o ngā kura i Aotearoa me te pēhitanga o te reo Māori. He ātetenga tēnei mai i waho i ngā kura, mai i waho hoki i te pūnaha Pākehā. Ko te ... -
Toitū te Mātauranga Māori: The Protection of Mātauranga Māori in the Publishing Industry
Tahau-Hodges, P. (2020). Toitū te Mātauranga Māori: The Protection of Mātauranga Māori in the Publishing Industry. (A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Indigenous Studies ... -
Ngā Hau Āwhio o Kaihautū :The Swirling Winds of Māori Leadership
This thesis is a literary critical exploration of Māori leadership from before the impact of colonialism and follows with critical analysis and discussion of Māori leadership during and post-colonial era. The methodology ... -
Culturally responsive teaching of Māori in mainstream education
This thesis investigates how culturally responsive practice is currently being implemented within mainstream education in Dunedin. It looks at both the primary and early childhood education sectors. For the purpose of this ... -
Nā te kōti i tatari: The inconsistent treatment of tikanga taurima (whāngai) in Ngāti Mutunga (1820 – 2019)
This thesis argues that taurima (customary kin adoptive relationships) have been inconsistently treated in Ngāti Mutunga iwi (tribe) since 1820, and disproportionately so since the advent of the Native Land Court in 1862. ... -
A Kaupapa Māori study of the positive impacts of syncretism on the development of Christian faith among Māori from my faith-world perspective
I am a syncretist: I blend religious ideas that shape my faith. As a syncretist studying syncretism, I am the architect, builder, negotiator and navigator of this research. My original contribution to knowledge is a Kaupapa ... -
Kā pākihi kā whakatekateka a waitaha The plains where the waitaha strutted proudly Titiro ki muri, kia whakatika ā mua, look to the past to proceed to the future: Why tīpuna used rakimārie peaceful living to claim and maintain ahi kā burning fires of occupation during early colonial contact and does it hold validity and relevance for whānau family today?
This hybrid publications-based thesis explores the concept of rakimārie as a way to sustain and maintain relationships with Papatūānuku and some Indigenous tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand. This thesis focusses on the First ... -
Manu narratives of Polynesia: a comparative study of birds in 300 traditional Polynesian stories
In all traditional Polynesian societies, birds engaged humans’ imagination with their songs, their colours and their power of flight, especially because of the absence of large land mammals in Polynesia. Manu (‘birds’ in ... -
Whakaritea te pārekereke: How prepared are teachers to teach te reo Māori speaking tamariki in mainstream primary schools?
Kohikohia ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua. Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully, and you will be gifted with an abundance of food. This thesis presents a study about teacher preparedness ... -
Cooking with Gas: Māori and the coming energy transition
This paper presents an Indigenous and Māori perspective about the need for urgent energy transitions by examining three areas: • Climate change transition, which I define as an energy transition to a largely non-fossil-fuel ... -
Giving - should it hurt? : a study of the giving of the Samoan people to the Church
(…) I aspire to provide a tangible explanation to answer the issue of why financial giving to the church by the Samoan people is right and whether it should hurt. I realise that such an assured answer may cause offence; ... -
Through their eyes: A Samoan perspective on child wellbeing
Child wellbeing is the subject of a considerable body of research and policy making globally, and in New Zealand today. Despite its extensive use, the concept of child wellbeing is used differently across disciplines and ...