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Ngā Kupu Arotau - eweri tāima Loanwords in Māori 1842-1952
Get PDFA loanword is a word adopted from a foreign language. When two groups of people of different cultures
and speaking different languages are in contact for a significant period of time, it is inevitable
that bilingualism will occur. As one group becomes bilingual, large - scale borrowing of vocabulary from the second language takes place. As a result of this process, modern spoken and written Māori has a significant number of words that have been adopted from non - Polynesian sources, and these have almost always been changed to suit the phonology and orthography of Māori
Te Ha Whakawairua, Whakatinana i te Mātauranga Māori i Te Whare Wānanga: The validation of Indigenous knowldge within the university academy
No full textThis article employs a case-study approach to examine the crucial roles played by Māori Studies Departments in Universities throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Comparisons are drawn with similar centres of learning, teaching, and research in among other indigenous groups, and the article reveals the crucial role these departments play
Te Kete Tuawhā, Te Kete Aronui - The Fourth Basket
Get PDFThis article extends on the notion of the traditional Maori notion of three baskets of knowledge by adding a fourth category. The author draws on an extensive quantity of literature, over a diverse range of disciplines, with a general focus on the role of Te Reo Maori (the Maori language) in the modern world
The Role of Marae in Tertiary Education Institutions
Get PDFThis article explores the notion of the role of a marae in tertiary education institutions, from the experience of advocating for a new building for what was initially simply Maori Studies at Otago, which is the primary case study used in this analysis. Issues of the growth and expansion of the programmes, and the cultural argument for the type of space staff wanted and required to deliver their programmes more effectively are explored, as is the consideration of educating the broader staff network in a tertiary institution for the requirement for such a facility
He Poroporoaki ki a Te Rere Amoamo (Monte) Ohia
Get PDFThis is a transcription of a poroporoaki, or farewell, for Monty Ohia, given by Professor Wharehuia Milroy. The transcription is by Jason King
A Critical Reflection of Ethical Issues in Research
No full textThis article uses the concept of matauranga as a starting point as a device for exploring concepts of Maori mental wellness. Issues of the role of culture are explored in depth, both from theoretical and application perspectives. The iwi of Tuhoe are the focus of attention in the examination of these themes
Indigenous Language Revitalisation and Globalisation
Get PDFThis article focuses on language revitalisation, which involves a reversal of language shift where people start using a language that has been moribund or threatened by extinction, so that its vitality gradually restored. Adding new sets of speakers, adding new functions by introducing the language into new domains, and other approaches are examined
Te Whakaako i Te Reo - Teaching Māori Using The Te Whanake Collection
Get PDFIn this article, the use of the Te Whanake textbooks and resources – a comprehensive series designed to teach Maori as a second language to adults – is evaluated. Issues of teaching methodologies, the content of the materials, the principles behind their creation, and associated themes are analysed
Mele Lāhui: The Importance of Pono in Hawaiian Poetry
Get PDFMele, which are poetry, music, chants, and songs, have been a foundational part of the histories and lives of the Kānaka Maoli of Hawai’i. This article examines some of the concepts contained within Mele, and reveals their intricate cultural contribution to the world-view of the indigenous people of Hawai’i
The Emergence and Evolution of Urban Māori Authorities: A Response to Māori Urbanisation
Get PDFWhen considering cultures and peoples in virtually any context, there can be an underlying tendency to compartmentalise these groups and make assumptions about their features and characteristics that are not necessarily borne out in practice. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the analysis of the dichotomy of traditional and modern societies presented in the writings of the American economists Walt Rostow and Neil Smelser. Rostow and Smelser both cast traditional, non-European communities as having rigid hierarchical systems, limited opportunities for social mobility, fixed limits on productive capacity, low formal educational attainment, and a generally static state of development. 1 A challenge to this depreciatory portrayal was made by the Latin American economist Andre Gunder Frank, who methodically dismantled these stifling classifications of traditional societies. Frank pointed out that constructs used by Rostow and Smelser were essentially a European-imposed perception of how traditional communities operated, and ignored the substantial capacity of these commuities for development – a capacity that would only materialise if such communities were given sufficient self-determination. The debate about the perception, nature, and capacity of so-called traditional societies in the modern world has a direct bearing on the expectations and understandings of urban Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This chapter explores several themes arising out of an examination of some of the social and structural aspects of Maori urbanisation. These lead to the conclusion that the emergence of Maori urban authorities are now a permanent feature in Maori society, and are an entirely legitimate form of association, in both a structural and cultural sense