eHui Publications

Kaupapa Māori Elements : A time for reflection

Facilitated by Leonie Pihama

The ‘Kaupapa Māori Elements’ wānanga was lead and facilitated by Leonie Pihama as part of ehui on kaupapamaori.com. There were 11 participants and the wānanga took place over 6 weeks from mid June to end July 2006. It produced an in-depth discussion about “how we view the past, current and future articulation of Kaupapa Māori and the elements that are a part of Kaupapa Māori theory, research and action”. (Pihama L, 2006).

Key themes addressed include: practice, theory and reflection; fundamental relationships of whānau, hapū and iwi; future of Kaupapa Māori theory and action; critical thinking in a Kaupapa Māori context; Kaupapa Māori and activism; social, economic and political sustainability; personal contexts of Kaupapa Māori; definitions and guardianship of visions; Kaupapa Māori in crown contexts; institutionalizing Kaupapa Māori; Kaupapa Māori and mauri ora.

Kaupapa Māori Elements: A time for reflection (163 kb)

Mind Mapping: Kaupapa Māori Research

Facilitated by Jenny Lee

The ‘Mind Mapping: Kaupapa Māori Research wānanga was lead and facilitated by Jenny Lee as part of ehui on kaupapamaori.com. There were 6 participants and the wänanga took place over 6 weeks from the beginning of July to the beginning of August 2006. “The discussion topic begins broadly as a time to share the ‘maps’ we are using, have used and/or want to use in our Kaupapa Māori research endeavours.” (Lee J, 2006).

Participants engage in conversations that draw on both their own research and lived experiences and academic literature. Key themes addressed include: Māori research methods; collaborative research complexities; Māori research relationships; āta rangahau; tikanga tuku iho; pūrakau; research and isolation.

Mind Mapping: Kaupapa Māori Research (91 kb)

River Queen

Facilitated by Cherryl Smith

The ‘River Queen’ wānanga was lead and facilitated by Cherryl Smith as part of ehui on kaupapamaori.com. There were 10 participants and the wānanga took place over 4 weeks from mid August to mid September 2006. This is a lively and sometimes humorous discussion about some very serious issues that arise when non-Māori filmmakers set about the task of telling a story and representing Māori in film and television.

Key themes addressed include: non-Māori gaining access and consent to make films about Māori; protection of indigenous stories; telling our own stories; representation of Māori in film and media; ethics in film production. As Paul Reynolds states: “This (River Queen) is not a Māori story. This is not a film about Māori, but a film about how some Pākehā think Māori were and still are now”.

River Queen (114 kb)