2 Great Achievements for Te Whiuwhiu o te Hau

kia ora all I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jacquelyn Elkington received her Ph.D from Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi Indigenous University. Her thesis title is Kaupapa Maori Supervision in Social Services and the Implication of Culture for Wholistic Well-being. Jackie was a tutor on the Te Whiuwhiu o te Hau Maori Counselling program and is a member of Te Whariki Tautoko, the National Maori Counselling Association. Congrats Jackie, nga mihi nui. David Waretini Junior Karena received a Ngarimu Award. He is doing his doctorate in Indigenous Philosophy at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanui-ā-Rangi. David is of Ngāti Māhanga, and Ngāti Māhuta descent on his fathers side, and Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kāhu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Manawa and Ngāti Whātua on his mothers side . David has a long history of contribution and commitment to his community. For many years he has been involved in Te Whāriki Tautoko, a social service governing body that gives kaupapa Māori supervision to Māori social service practitioners in the counselling, social work, therapist and psychology field. He is part of the maintenance crew that takes care of his marae and for more than 15 years he has facilitated Alternatives to Violence programmes in prison and the wider community. David holds a Masters of Arts in commercial music, a Bachelor of Applied Social Science and is a recognised expert in joining kaupapa Māori theories into counselling practice. Across his academic career David has developed Māori models that respond to Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma. These have been put in to practice at a national curriculum level. He hopes to present his ideas on the international stage, specifically at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on education in Hawai’i in 2014. He sees his models and frameworks as transferable across Indigenous cultures and believes this to be a significant contribution to whānau, hapū, iwi and all indigenous communities who have been impacted by colonisation.

Indigenous Social Work Conference 2013, Manitoba

Kia ora, the Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, implementation and collaboration will be held on Monday, July 08, 2013 - Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. For more information visit their site: http://www.iivsw2013.com/

Idle No More Movement

Aanii...Kia ora, Warm Greetings Recently there have been a number of activities across Canada and in various parts of the world supporting the movement of Idle No More. This movement is set up by Aboriginal/First Nations peoples of Canada to demonstrate their concerns for a Bill that the Canadian Government are rushing through that impinges on their lands, water and their treaty rights. For example, Idle No More has laid out its objections to a specific piece of legislation, Bill C-45, the federal government's huge budget implementation law that made changes to the Indian Act, Navigation Protection Act and Environmental Assessment Act. The Idle No More Movement are demonstrating in a number of activities as their way to create or force a meeting with Stephen Harper the Prime Minister to listen to the concerns raised by First Nations peoples about the proposed Bill. Importantly the new Bill ultimately affects all Canadians with respect to water, land, mineral and resource exploitation. To read more see this site: Idle No More: http://idlenomore.ca/

Native Social Work Journal: Vol. 8 Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories

kia ora, greetings, Aanii Native Social Work Journal Volume 8 Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories has been completed and is available online at LUL Zone https://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca/dspace/handle/10219/1978 Abstract of Journal: There are an increasing number of articles written by Indigenous and First Nations authors about their worldviews, cultures, research and ways of being and knowing in relation to Indigenous theories and pedagogies. As a result, their experiences, philosophies and approaches emphasize the increasing borders for understanding the importance, value and rightful place of Indigenous theories and pedagogies in research, teaching and practice. Additionally, non-Indigenous authors are also writing messages of encouragement and support for Indigenous theories and pedagogies and highlight ways for non-Indigenous practitioners/teachers to reframe a worldview that incorporates Indigenous worldviews in a “good and respectful way”.

Maori Counselling Article by Rawiri Waretini Karena

Kia ora all please find attached a link to a journal article posted in the MAI journal entitled "TAKITORU: FROM PARALLEL TO PARTNERSHIP: A ritual of engagement based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi for implementing safe cultural practice in Māori counselling and social science" by Rawiri (David) Waretini Karena, who is a tutor (faculty) teaching on the Te Whiuwhiu o te Hau Maori Counselling Degree program at Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. This article provides insight into practices and approaches of cultural safety practices in Maori counselling as well as highlights the creativity of faculty professors who are endeavouring to create models for best practice with Indigenous peoples. A good read, Taima It can be found under Mai Journal: 2012, Volume 1, Issue 1 at: http://www.journal.mai.ac.nz/content/takitoru-parallel-partnership

new book: Talking Back, Talking Forward

Talking Back, Talking Forward: Journeys in Transforming Indigenous Educational Practice (2011) is a new book edited by Greg Williams and printed by Charles Darwin University Press. It is made up of selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Rim Cairns Conference Australia in December 2010. I was privileged to attend this conference and learn from the many educators dedicated to Indigenous education in their countries. The following is our article which is in the new book: Dr Sheila Cote-Meek and Dr Taima Moeke-Pickering: Indigenous Pedagogies and Transformational Practices. Taima

Steve Jobs: A Biography

kia ora while holidaying in the Caribbean, I had a chance to read something that I consider to be non-academic. The book was Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson. I initially read the book for inspiration, as he was the main figurehead, visionary and initiator behind Apple/MacIntosh. However, what I got from this book is a couple of things: Simplicity is Sophistication and the ability to weave two worldviews, between artists and technology. The latter is about bringing two worldviews together to create a mechanism that would be useful to the world. This book to me was awesome, great, insightful and powerful. If you are looking to read beyond our normal academic sphere, I would recommend this book. Taima