Kia ora/Aanii, Kwekwe
This paper highlights appropriate methods and facilitative approaches when doing spiritual/healing work with Indigenous peoples in this case Aboriginal women. The authors Debra, Diana and Sheila share their learning, Aboriginal research methods and spiritual/healing insights from the research they carried out with a small group of Aboriginal women in Sudbury. It is an honour to share their research paper. Taima
Holistic Arts-Based Group Methods with Aboriginal Women by Debra Recollet, Diana Coholic & Sheila Cote-Meek.
Abstract
The co-authors discuss their experiences of developing and facilitating an eight-week holistic arts-based group for a small group of Aboriginal women. The literature in spirituality and social work includes some written work that examines the convergences between Aboriginal cultural/spiritual perspectives and spirituality and social work but this could be expanded on. To this end, we describe the use of holistic arts-based methods with Aboriginal women, provide a brief description of the group, and explore how spirituality was evident in the arts-based and experiential methods. We also discuss some of the issues that arose in the process of establishing and facilitating the group including challenges related to group composition; the relevance of process; and attrition from the group.
View the full paper at:
http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/socialwork/critical.nsf/main/60B5903959711866852575E700270261?OpenDocument
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Rawiri (David) Waretini Karena
Kia ora / Greetings all
My name is Rawiri (David) Waretini Karena and I am a Tutor / Lecturer for Te Whiuwhiu O Te Hau Maori Counselling at Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton NZ.
I began my journey in Te Whiuwhiu in 2001 after spending 10 years working for AVP Alternatives to Violence Project NZ mainly with violent Maori men in prisons. I graduated with my Degree in 2004 and have been teaching Te Whiuwhiu O Te Hau Maori Counselling since. I have also just completed a Masters degree in Commercial music, and I am hoping to start a Phd in 2009. I am currently working at a music type therapy that could be incorporated into Te Whiuwhiu. The aim is to use music as a tool to connect to feelings. Another tool we are looking at including is Hauora Tinana, or Beauty Therapy.
We invite all those perspective students who are interested in learning counselling practice from a Maori/ indigenous paradigm especially in terms of wanting to be effective with Maori / indigenous peoples as our Paradigms are alot closer than western world views.
We start our intakes about October 2009 and any people interested can call me 07) 834 8800 extension 8515
All the best for this new year
Kia tau te rangimarie
Rawiri
My name is Rawiri (David) Waretini Karena and I am a Tutor / Lecturer for Te Whiuwhiu O Te Hau Maori Counselling at Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton NZ.
I began my journey in Te Whiuwhiu in 2001 after spending 10 years working for AVP Alternatives to Violence Project NZ mainly with violent Maori men in prisons. I graduated with my Degree in 2004 and have been teaching Te Whiuwhiu O Te Hau Maori Counselling since. I have also just completed a Masters degree in Commercial music, and I am hoping to start a Phd in 2009. I am currently working at a music type therapy that could be incorporated into Te Whiuwhiu. The aim is to use music as a tool to connect to feelings. Another tool we are looking at including is Hauora Tinana, or Beauty Therapy.
We invite all those perspective students who are interested in learning counselling practice from a Maori/ indigenous paradigm especially in terms of wanting to be effective with Maori / indigenous peoples as our Paradigms are alot closer than western world views.
We start our intakes about October 2009 and any people interested can call me 07) 834 8800 extension 8515
All the best for this new year
Kia tau te rangimarie
Rawiri
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Maori Showbands by David Waretini-Karena (toward masters thesis)
Kia ora, I am pleased to attach David's thesis which explores the world of Maori showbands. During the 50's and 60's Maori showbands took Maori music and entertainment to the world. They were extra-ordinary entertainers and ambassadors for Maori and New Zealand. Their songs and shows brought smiles to many and their legacies for Maori music still lives on today. My own uncles Nuki Waaka (Maori Volcanics) and Gugi Waaka (Quin Tikis) performed across many countries and can share many stories of their trips, the famous people they met and the friends they made. Aunty Marge has produced a book called Maori Showbands giving an insight into the stories of the Maori Volcanics. I was lucky to be invited to Uncle Nuki's 70th birthday party in Sydney, Australia where many of the Maori showband greats attended. Their singing, humour and connectedness remains strong. More information on Maori Showbands can be found on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maori-Showbands/73911294309
Reading David's thesis will help to bring back some of those memories and offer analysis of struggle in the entertainment industry. I am honoured to have his thesis on this blog. Taima
Maori Showbands: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Media Arts - Commercial Music
Written by David Waretini karena
Abstract:
The aim and function of this research is to ask the question Why are Maori show bands not recognised as New Zealand cultural ambassador’s who contributed to the New Zealand music industry on an international / global scale. Another objective is to investigate what was their historical significance. The last goal is to discuss some examples of what their experiences were in the music industry and how they could benefit contemporary Maori musicians. The focus of the research was based mainly on those Maori show bands who decided that going overseas to discover new opportunities for performing their unique brand of entertainment as a more viable option then staying in New Zealand. I will attempt to highlight what was significant about the Maori show bands that left New Zealand and differentiate between such entertainers as Sir Howard Morrison and the Quartet and other Maori Show bands for example the Maori Troubadours, and the Maori Hi Fives. Finally I will conclude with my deliberation as to why I feel based on my research that the Maori Show bands that left New Zealand in the 1950’s and 1960’s to perform on a world stage should be officially recognized as legitimate New Zealand ambassadors who contributed in a major way to the NZ music industry.
See full version: http://www.slideshare.net/taima/maori-showbands-david-waretinikarena-toward-masters-thesis
Reading David's thesis will help to bring back some of those memories and offer analysis of struggle in the entertainment industry. I am honoured to have his thesis on this blog. Taima
Maori Showbands: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Media Arts - Commercial Music
Written by David Waretini karena
Abstract:
The aim and function of this research is to ask the question Why are Maori show bands not recognised as New Zealand cultural ambassador’s who contributed to the New Zealand music industry on an international / global scale. Another objective is to investigate what was their historical significance. The last goal is to discuss some examples of what their experiences were in the music industry and how they could benefit contemporary Maori musicians. The focus of the research was based mainly on those Maori show bands who decided that going overseas to discover new opportunities for performing their unique brand of entertainment as a more viable option then staying in New Zealand. I will attempt to highlight what was significant about the Maori show bands that left New Zealand and differentiate between such entertainers as Sir Howard Morrison and the Quartet and other Maori Show bands for example the Maori Troubadours, and the Maori Hi Fives. Finally I will conclude with my deliberation as to why I feel based on my research that the Maori Show bands that left New Zealand in the 1950’s and 1960’s to perform on a world stage should be officially recognized as legitimate New Zealand ambassadors who contributed in a major way to the NZ music industry.
See full version: http://www.slideshare.net/taima/maori-showbands-david-waretinikarena-toward-masters-thesis
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Smacking not okay, Eastern Bay Maori told
SMACKING NOT OKAY, EASTERN BAY MAORI TOLD. (cited in Whakatane Beacon, 26 June 2009).
VOTING “yes” in the smacking referendum is the only way to go, anti-smacking advocate Hone Kaa has told an Eastern Bay audience. About 30 people attended an anti-violence and anti-smacking hui at Te Hokowhitu a Tu in Keepa Road on Wednesday.
Organised by Te Kahui Mana Ririki – a charitable trust established to combat Maori child abuse – the hui had two purposes.
“The first is we want people to vote ‘yes’ in the referendum,” Dr Kaa, Te Kahui Mana Ririki’s chairman said. “The question is deliberately misleading and it’s also mischievous.” He said it was important Maori not be “duped” by the referendum question, which asks: Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
Dr Kaa said the question connected smacking with good parenting, which was the mischievous trick hidden in the question. Dr Kaa said Maori should vote “yes” in the referendum, because the current law prohibiting smacking was working well.
The other reason Te Kahui Mana Ririki had come to Whakatane was to carry on the work with reducing abuse in Maori families. “The trust’s central purpose is around eliminating child abuse in Maori communities,” Dr Kaa said.
Te Kahui Mana Ririki director Antony Blank and strategy manager Helen Harte had travelled with Dr Kaa to Whakatane. “We all live in Auckland, and we need to co-ordinate with people and find suitable venues,” Dr Kaa said. “We try to do at least one lecture per week,” he said. At the Whakatane hui, several of the attendees were older people – which was good, he said “Maori people listen to their elders, so it’s important to have them here.”
Statistics gathered by Te Kahui Mana Ririki reveal Maori children are four times more likely to be hospitalised as the result of deliberately-inflicted physical harm; Maori are twice as likely to experience abuse as other groups; and New Zealand has the third highest rate of infanticide in the OECD, with about a third being Maori deaths.
VOTING “yes” in the smacking referendum is the only way to go, anti-smacking advocate Hone Kaa has told an Eastern Bay audience. About 30 people attended an anti-violence and anti-smacking hui at Te Hokowhitu a Tu in Keepa Road on Wednesday.
Organised by Te Kahui Mana Ririki – a charitable trust established to combat Maori child abuse – the hui had two purposes.
“The first is we want people to vote ‘yes’ in the referendum,” Dr Kaa, Te Kahui Mana Ririki’s chairman said. “The question is deliberately misleading and it’s also mischievous.” He said it was important Maori not be “duped” by the referendum question, which asks: Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
Dr Kaa said the question connected smacking with good parenting, which was the mischievous trick hidden in the question. Dr Kaa said Maori should vote “yes” in the referendum, because the current law prohibiting smacking was working well.
The other reason Te Kahui Mana Ririki had come to Whakatane was to carry on the work with reducing abuse in Maori families. “The trust’s central purpose is around eliminating child abuse in Maori communities,” Dr Kaa said.
Te Kahui Mana Ririki director Antony Blank and strategy manager Helen Harte had travelled with Dr Kaa to Whakatane. “We all live in Auckland, and we need to co-ordinate with people and find suitable venues,” Dr Kaa said. “We try to do at least one lecture per week,” he said. At the Whakatane hui, several of the attendees were older people – which was good, he said “Maori people listen to their elders, so it’s important to have them here.”
Statistics gathered by Te Kahui Mana Ririki reveal Maori children are four times more likely to be hospitalised as the result of deliberately-inflicted physical harm; Maori are twice as likely to experience abuse as other groups; and New Zealand has the third highest rate of infanticide in the OECD, with about a third being Maori deaths.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Give Maori students free pass into varsity, urges Dr Pita Sharples
Give Maori students free pass into varsity, urges Sharples
NZ Herald, Wednesday Jun 17, 2009
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples wants universities to consider open entry for Maori students. He said in a speech last night Maori students had the lowest rate of progression from school to tertiary education of any ethnic group. "We have seen how the dice are loaded against Maori, right through the school system," Dr Sharples said.
"That is not any reflection on the academic potential of our young people. Reserved places for Maori have proven the ability of Maori students to rise to the challenge if they are given the opportunity." Dr Sharples, an associate minister of education, was speaking at a function at Wellington's Victoria University. He suggested a "quantum leap" in Maori achievement at tertiary level could be achieved if students were given open entry.
Dr Sharples said that in 2007 only 63 per cent of young Maori men and 67 per cent of young Maori women left school with at least NCEA level one. He said the rate for Pakeha was more than 20 percentage points higher - 83 per cent of young men and 89 per cent of young women.
"Success at school is the strongest predictor of success after the first year of university, and success in the first year is the strongest predictor of continuing at university, passing courses, and completing a degree."
- NZPA
NZ Herald, Wednesday Jun 17, 2009
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples wants universities to consider open entry for Maori students. He said in a speech last night Maori students had the lowest rate of progression from school to tertiary education of any ethnic group. "We have seen how the dice are loaded against Maori, right through the school system," Dr Sharples said.
"That is not any reflection on the academic potential of our young people. Reserved places for Maori have proven the ability of Maori students to rise to the challenge if they are given the opportunity." Dr Sharples, an associate minister of education, was speaking at a function at Wellington's Victoria University. He suggested a "quantum leap" in Maori achievement at tertiary level could be achieved if students were given open entry.
Dr Sharples said that in 2007 only 63 per cent of young Maori men and 67 per cent of young Maori women left school with at least NCEA level one. He said the rate for Pakeha was more than 20 percentage points higher - 83 per cent of young men and 89 per cent of young women.
"Success at school is the strongest predictor of success after the first year of university, and success in the first year is the strongest predictor of continuing at university, passing courses, and completing a degree."
- NZPA
new: Native Studies Undergraduate Journal
CALL FOR PAPERS
Native Studies Undergraduate Journal
The Native Studies Department of the University of Sudbury is pleased to announce a call for papers for its Native Studies Undergraduate Journal. Submissions will be accepted from all undergraduate students writing in the area of Native Studies and presently enrolled in courses at the University of Sudbury, Laurentian, Huntington, and Thorneloe universities. As part of this inaugural issue we will accept papers on a variety of topics ranging from questions of Aboriginal governance and Indigenous knowledge to issues relating to Aboriginal women, health and contemporary cultural expression.
The Native Studies Undergraduate Journal will accept articles between 3000 to 5000 words in length. Sources will be cited in accordance with APA style.
Deadline for Submission: June 30, 2009.
Please send correspondence to: Kfitzmaurice@usudbury.ca
APPEL À CONTRIBUTION D’ARTICLES
au Native Studies Undergraduate Journal
Le Département des études amérindiennes de l’Université de Sudbury est heureux d’annoncer une invitation à présenter des articles pour fins de publication dans sa revue, Native Studies Undergraduate Journal. Les articles seront acceptés de tous les étudiants de 1er cycle écrivant dans le domaine des études amérindiennes et qui sont présentement inscrits aux cours offerts à l’Université de Sudbury, ou aux universités Laurentienne, Huntington et Thorneloe. Dans le cadre de ce numéro inaugural, nous accepterons des articles qui traitent des questions de gouvernance autochtone et des connaissances indigènes, ainsi que des articles qui portent sur des sujets relatifs aux femmes autochtones, à la santé et à l’expression culturelle contemporaine.
La Native Studies Undergraduate Journal acceptera des articles qui comptent entre 3 000 et 5 000 mots. Les sources seront citées conformément au style de l’Association américaine de psychologie (American Psychological Association – APA).
Date d’échéance de soumission : le 30 juin 2009.
SVP faire parvenir toute correspondance à : kfitzmaurice@usudbury.ca
Native Studies Undergraduate Journal
The Native Studies Department of the University of Sudbury is pleased to announce a call for papers for its Native Studies Undergraduate Journal. Submissions will be accepted from all undergraduate students writing in the area of Native Studies and presently enrolled in courses at the University of Sudbury, Laurentian, Huntington, and Thorneloe universities. As part of this inaugural issue we will accept papers on a variety of topics ranging from questions of Aboriginal governance and Indigenous knowledge to issues relating to Aboriginal women, health and contemporary cultural expression.
The Native Studies Undergraduate Journal will accept articles between 3000 to 5000 words in length. Sources will be cited in accordance with APA style.
Deadline for Submission: June 30, 2009.
Please send correspondence to: Kfitzmaurice@usudbury.ca
APPEL À CONTRIBUTION D’ARTICLES
au Native Studies Undergraduate Journal
Le Département des études amérindiennes de l’Université de Sudbury est heureux d’annoncer une invitation à présenter des articles pour fins de publication dans sa revue, Native Studies Undergraduate Journal. Les articles seront acceptés de tous les étudiants de 1er cycle écrivant dans le domaine des études amérindiennes et qui sont présentement inscrits aux cours offerts à l’Université de Sudbury, ou aux universités Laurentienne, Huntington et Thorneloe. Dans le cadre de ce numéro inaugural, nous accepterons des articles qui traitent des questions de gouvernance autochtone et des connaissances indigènes, ainsi que des articles qui portent sur des sujets relatifs aux femmes autochtones, à la santé et à l’expression culturelle contemporaine.
La Native Studies Undergraduate Journal acceptera des articles qui comptent entre 3 000 et 5 000 mots. Les sources seront citées conformément au style de l’Association américaine de psychologie (American Psychological Association – APA).
Date d’échéance de soumission : le 30 juin 2009.
SVP faire parvenir toute correspondance à : kfitzmaurice@usudbury.ca
National Maori Doctoral Student Conference 2009
National Maori Doctoral Student Conference 2009
Puketeraki Marae
October 8, 2009 – October 11, 2009
Welcome to the annual Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Student Conference. This year the conference is being hosted by MAI ki Ōtākou. The conference is being held at the Puketeraki Marae of Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, in Karitane, Otago.
The theme for the conference is Te Mahi ki te Hāpori - Working with communities.
We welcome Māori and Indigenous doctoral students to submit abstracts and full papers for this conference. Each presentation will be 10 minutes in length with 5 minutes for questions.
Students will present within their MAI site, and the order of speakers will be organised by each MAI site co-ordinator.
To register for this conference please click here.
To submit an abstract or full paper please click here.
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