traditional knowledge conference 2008 te tatau pounamu

For too long, however, indigenous people have not been part of traditional research environmentssuch as universities, nor have we been involved to a significant extent in government-sponsoredresearch. Thankfully, the number of indigenous scholars within Western institutions is growing. As wellas this, more graduates are emerging from our own institutions such as whare wānanga (Māoriinstitutions of higher learning) and independent iwi and Māori organizations are also carrying outresearch. All this places us in a position to tell our own stories in our own ways, working together toundo some of the damage that has been done by researchers in the past. This process is slow, but it hasbegun.Glossaryarohahakahapūhaukāingahuiiwikaikapa hakakarakiakarangakaumātuakaupapa MāorikokokōrerokotahitangakuiamanamanaakitangamanuhiriMāorimaraePākehāpaepaepoirōpūtamarikitangi/tangihangataongate ao Māorite reo Māoritikangatino rangatiratangatukutukutūpuna/tīpunawahine/wāhinewaiatawānangawhaikōrerowhakairowhakapapawhānauwhanaungatangalove, supportvigourous dance accompanied by chantsub-tribe (economic, social and political group consisting of extendedfamilies who are related by blood and shared customary practices)home peoplemeetingtribefoodperforming arts groupprayer, invocationcustomary call or welcomeeldersMāori philosophygrandfatherto speak or converse; conversationsunity; togethernessgrandmother; female elderauthority, prestigelooking after; hospitalityvisitorsindigenous people of Aotearoaancestral meeting placeNew Zealander of European descentorators’ benchlight ball on a string which is twirled rhythmically to sungaccompanimentgroupchildrenfuneral proceedings, a time of mourning and farewell for a deceasedpersonsomething prizedthe Māori worldthe Māori languagecustomary laws and practicesself-determination, sovereigntydecorative woven panelsancestors and grandparentswoman/womensong; to singplace of learning; Māori tertiary institutionspeech given during formal proceedings within a customary Māorisettingcarvinggenealogy; relationships to one another and the environmentfamilykinship; relationships217