Kia ora,
the following is a link to the Critical Social Work journal which is dedicated to Indigenous Issues. Taima
http://www.uwindsor.ca/criticalsocialwork/2010-volume-11-no-1-0
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Aboriginal Advisor's Report on Aboriginal Child Welfare
Kia ora,
please find attached the above report on the status of Aboriginal Children.
Children First: The Aboriginal Advisor’s Report on the status of Aboriginal child welfare in Ontario, July 2011
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/aboriginal/reports/child_welfare-2011.aspx
please find attached the above report on the status of Aboriginal Children.
Children First: The Aboriginal Advisor’s Report on the status of Aboriginal child welfare in Ontario, July 2011
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/aboriginal/reports/child_welfare-2011.aspx
5th Biennial Nga Pae o te Maramatanga conference
Kia ora, see below
First Call for Abstracts: International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012
The 5th Biennial Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga conference, to be held 27th – 30th June 2012, will highlight indigeneity and the multidisciplinary approach used for indigenous development. Please find attached details for the first call for papers, deadline December 1. The conference website http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/ is now live too.
First Call for Abstracts: International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012
The 5th Biennial Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga conference, to be held 27th – 30th June 2012, will highlight indigeneity and the multidisciplinary approach used for indigenous development. Please find attached details for the first call for papers, deadline December 1. The conference website http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/ is now live too.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Matariki and Aboriginal Day
Kia ora/Aanii, greetings
this is to acknowledge the ceremonies taking place in Aotearoa for Matariki, a celebration of the Maori New Year and Aboriginal Day which is in Canada.
It is exciting to be surrounded by traditions and culture.
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui, Taima
this is to acknowledge the ceremonies taking place in Aotearoa for Matariki, a celebration of the Maori New Year and Aboriginal Day which is in Canada.
It is exciting to be surrounded by traditions and culture.
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui, Taima
Monday, May 30, 2011
CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women)
Kia ora,
I attended the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women) for Change Women's Human Rights Education Institute in Toronto with the trainers Alda Facio, Martha Morgan and Angela Lytle. Many women and one man from many different countries attended this one week workshop. It was an honour to hear the different perspectives of Human Rights for Women from differing countries. I highly recommend such workshops for those wanting to understand the United Nations, how it works, how Conventions work, who the State Countries are that ratified this convention, how State reports are done and how NGOS are important. This was an amazing learning and experience. You can found out more from the following:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/
I attended the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women) for Change Women's Human Rights Education Institute in Toronto with the trainers Alda Facio, Martha Morgan and Angela Lytle. Many women and one man from many different countries attended this one week workshop. It was an honour to hear the different perspectives of Human Rights for Women from differing countries. I highly recommend such workshops for those wanting to understand the United Nations, how it works, how Conventions work, who the State Countries are that ratified this convention, how State reports are done and how NGOS are important. This was an amazing learning and experience. You can found out more from the following:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Opening date set for symbol of Ngati Awa unity
Kia ora, I am very happy about the return of this ancient ancestral home being re-established in my hometown. Tino pai, Taima
Opening date set for symbol of Ngati Awa unity
Whakatane Beacon; Tuesday, 10 May 2011
The Ngati Awa cultural Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex containing the historic Mataatua Wharenui will be officially opened in September. The Ngati Awa cultural Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex containing the historic Mataatua Wharenui will be officially opened in September.
THE final act in a 130-year journey will be completed in September when the much-travelled Mataatua Wharenui is re-opened in Whakatane.
Te Runanga o Ngati Awa recently confirmed Saturday, September 17 as the official opening date for the carved Maori meeting house, which was originally opened in Whakatane in 1875.
The Mataatua Wharenui is the focal point of the Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex, being constructed on Muriwai Drive.
Only five years after its original opening, the wharenui was disassembled by the New Zealand Government, packed into crates and sent to Sydney for the 1879 British Empire Exhibition. So began a series of journeys that would see the house taken to Melbourne, London and Dunedin.
Te Runanga o Ngati Awa chief executive Jeremy Gardiner said the house was originally constructed to “unite and re-inspire” the hapu of Ngati Awa, who were reeling from the effects of the raupatu (land confiscations), and the purpose of unifying and signalling renewed development is still the case today.
“One of the main reasons Mataatua Wharenui was built was to unite and bring hope to Ngati Awa at a particularly dark time in our history. One hundred and thirty years later, this is still very much the case. Mataatua Wharenui is a symbol of Ngati Awa unity and resilience – a place where, together, we can celebrate our history, our present and our future.”
Mr Gardiner says this sense of unity was intrinsic to the wharenui, in that all members of Ngati Awa can trace their ancestry to at least one of the ancestors represented in the house’s carvings.
“The carvings in the wharenui represent some of our most prominent ancestors and, in fact, well known ancestors across the country.
“All of Ngati Awa will have a genealogical connection to at least one of these ancestors.”
The complex is also expected to bring significant benefits to the Whakatane community as a medium-to-large conference and events venue.
“The wharenui can accommodate meetings and conferences of up to 200 seated while the wharekai (dining room) can seat up to 150 restaurant-style.
“A conference venue with such an inherent cultural significance is certainly a point of difference and one that could be quite attractive to local, national and even international audiences.”
The complex will also boast a world-class visitor experience centred on the fascinating story of Mataatua Wharenui.
Opening date set for symbol of Ngati Awa unity
Whakatane Beacon; Tuesday, 10 May 2011
The Ngati Awa cultural Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex containing the historic Mataatua Wharenui will be officially opened in September. The Ngati Awa cultural Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex containing the historic Mataatua Wharenui will be officially opened in September.
THE final act in a 130-year journey will be completed in September when the much-travelled Mataatua Wharenui is re-opened in Whakatane.
Te Runanga o Ngati Awa recently confirmed Saturday, September 17 as the official opening date for the carved Maori meeting house, which was originally opened in Whakatane in 1875.
The Mataatua Wharenui is the focal point of the Te Manuka Tutahi Marae complex, being constructed on Muriwai Drive.
Only five years after its original opening, the wharenui was disassembled by the New Zealand Government, packed into crates and sent to Sydney for the 1879 British Empire Exhibition. So began a series of journeys that would see the house taken to Melbourne, London and Dunedin.
Te Runanga o Ngati Awa chief executive Jeremy Gardiner said the house was originally constructed to “unite and re-inspire” the hapu of Ngati Awa, who were reeling from the effects of the raupatu (land confiscations), and the purpose of unifying and signalling renewed development is still the case today.
“One of the main reasons Mataatua Wharenui was built was to unite and bring hope to Ngati Awa at a particularly dark time in our history. One hundred and thirty years later, this is still very much the case. Mataatua Wharenui is a symbol of Ngati Awa unity and resilience – a place where, together, we can celebrate our history, our present and our future.”
Mr Gardiner says this sense of unity was intrinsic to the wharenui, in that all members of Ngati Awa can trace their ancestry to at least one of the ancestors represented in the house’s carvings.
“The carvings in the wharenui represent some of our most prominent ancestors and, in fact, well known ancestors across the country.
“All of Ngati Awa will have a genealogical connection to at least one of these ancestors.”
The complex is also expected to bring significant benefits to the Whakatane community as a medium-to-large conference and events venue.
“The wharenui can accommodate meetings and conferences of up to 200 seated while the wharekai (dining room) can seat up to 150 restaurant-style.
“A conference venue with such an inherent cultural significance is certainly a point of difference and one that could be quite attractive to local, national and even international audiences.”
The complex will also boast a world-class visitor experience centred on the fascinating story of Mataatua Wharenui.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Book: The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy by Arturo Arias
Kia ora all, I am currently reading the Rigoberta Menchu controversy and finding it a really great book. What it reveals to me, is a number of lessons: tesitmonio vs bibliography; copyright and ownership; Indigenous storying vs anthropology; addressing racism; and importantly, why it is so important that Indigenous peoples keep on writing their stories and telling the world what happened to them. This is an awesome read, Taima
About the book: A balanced appraisal of the bitter debate surrounding the autobiography of Guatemala's 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Guatemalan indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchú first came to international prominence following the 1983 publication of her memoir, I, Rigoberta Menchú, which chronicled in compelling detail the violence and misery that she and her people suffered during her country's brutal civil war. The book focused world attention on Guatemala and led to her being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. In 1999, a new book by David Stoll challenged the veracity of key details in Menchú's account, generating a storm of controversy. Journalists and scholars squared off regarding whether Menchú had lied about her past and, if so, what that would mean about the larger truths revealed in the book.
In The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy, Arturo Arias has assembled a casebook that offers a balanced perspective on the debate. The first section of this volume collects the primary documents-newspaper articles, interviews, and official statements-in which the debate raged, many translated into English for the first time. In the second section, a distinguished group of international scholars assess the political, historical, and cultural contexts of the debate, and consider its implications for such issues as the "culture wars," historical truth, and the politics of memory. Also included is a new essay by David Stoll in which he responds to his critics.
Arturo Arias is director of Latin American Studies at the University of Redlands.
About the book: A balanced appraisal of the bitter debate surrounding the autobiography of Guatemala's 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Guatemalan indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchú first came to international prominence following the 1983 publication of her memoir, I, Rigoberta Menchú, which chronicled in compelling detail the violence and misery that she and her people suffered during her country's brutal civil war. The book focused world attention on Guatemala and led to her being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. In 1999, a new book by David Stoll challenged the veracity of key details in Menchú's account, generating a storm of controversy. Journalists and scholars squared off regarding whether Menchú had lied about her past and, if so, what that would mean about the larger truths revealed in the book.
In The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy, Arturo Arias has assembled a casebook that offers a balanced perspective on the debate. The first section of this volume collects the primary documents-newspaper articles, interviews, and official statements-in which the debate raged, many translated into English for the first time. In the second section, a distinguished group of international scholars assess the political, historical, and cultural contexts of the debate, and consider its implications for such issues as the "culture wars," historical truth, and the politics of memory. Also included is a new essay by David Stoll in which he responds to his critics.
Arturo Arias is director of Latin American Studies at the University of Redlands.
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