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Sharing KnowledgeNgā Pae o te Māramatanga hosted a two-dayResearch Symposium on Optimising MāoriEconomic Development in November whichbrought together more than 150 people atTe Wharewaka o Pōneke in Wellington.The symposium provided an essential nationalplatform for researchers, communitiesand policy makers to discuss and examinecritical success factors for Māori economicdevelopment, including aspirations, capacityand capability, collaboration, and local solutionsand opportunities. Speakers included Sir TīpeneO’Regan, Professor Stephen Cornell from theUniversity of Arizona, Professor Graham Smith,June McCabe, Traci Houpapa and WhaimutuDewes.The symposium complemented and contributedto one of our significant research programmes,Te Pae Tawhiti Māori Economic Development andour current research priority Optimising MāoriEconomic Performance. The publication 2011Te Pae Tawhiti Māori Economic DevelopmentResearch Programme Report and LiteratureReview was published for the symposium.As well as strong contributions from Māorileaders, with examples and models of currentdevelopment, international keynote speakerProfessor Cornell’s presentation gave examplesof collaboration, self-determination andeconomic development in indigenous nationsin North America. Professor Cornell is Directorof the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policyat the University of Arizona and co-founder andco-director of the Harvard Project on AmericanIndian Economic Development.Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research DirectorDr Dan Hikuroa summed up the overall messagefrom the symposium by saying “Māori economicdevelopment has to happen along with social andcultural development, and it must be driven byMāori aspirations.” He echoed the words of SirTīpene O’Regan by underlining the importanceof working together to find solutions that willimprove the lives of Māori not just today,but for generations to come.To watch video of the speakers, visit http://mediacentre.maramatanga.ac.nz/med2011.phpTo download the report, visit http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/project/te-pae-tawhitimāori-economic-development18Ngā Pae o te māramatanga
“Our Horizons of Insight Seminar Series providedan opportunity for local dissemination anddiscussion of an array of projects and topicsduring the year. In June, Dr Te Kani Kingi andJordan Waiti explored Māori concepts of whānauresilience. This drew from a research projectwhich presents a framework for consideringthe cultural aspects of resilience, and how thesemight be nurtured and promoted within andthroughout whānau.Dr Mere Kēpa presented in July on the researchproject Life and Living in Advanced Age: ACohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ). DrKēpa talked about how research such as this isnot a neat, linear process. In September Dr HēmiWhaanga presented on the ethics, processes andprocedures associated with his project digitisingthe Pei Jones Collection. In October Dr AmohiaBoulton and Lynley Cvitanovic spoke on theirresearch, Facilitating Whānau Resilience throughMāori Primary Health Intervention: Can MāoriHealth Service Provision Make a Difference?Other international seminars held in 2011supported by Ngā Pae o te Māramatangaincluded a visit from David Hernández Palmar,Wayuu language activist and media producerfrom Venezuela. He gave a public lecture on“The Centrality of Language in IndigenousTransformation” and led a research workshopentitled “Indigenous Peoples, ParticipatoryDemocracy and New Media.” Ngā Pae o teMāramatanga Visiting Scholar, AssociateProfessor Makere Stewart-Harawira fromthe University of Alberta presented her workaround New Zealand, including a Ngā Pae ote Māramatanga seminar entitled Within andWithout the Empire: Indigenous Knowledge andits Discontents in a Time of Great Transition.Māori economic development hasto happen along with social andcultural development, and it mustbe driven by Māori aspirations.Dr Dan Hikuroa‘‘Building and SupportingNetworksDuring 2011 we enhanced and strengthenedour on-going relationships with our researchersand Participating Research Entities (PREs) byholding our annual hui- ā-tau and six hui andresearch funding forums throughout our entityand research network. We also held two researchwānanga, encompassing an international writingretreat, fostering networks and opportunitiesfor international collaboration and funding.Other 2011 sharing, development and networkingactivities included:The 2011 MAI Doctoral Conference was heldat Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae, Whakatāne inNovember. More than 90 people attended theconference which focused on “Transformation:The Politics of Advancing Knowledge”.The Ōrotokare trust hosted their secondexperimental whare tapere. The eventin Waimangō, Hauraki, was grounded in acommunity setting and showcased differenttraditional Māori games and entertainments,as well as new creative works.Professor Charles Royal was part of the NewZealand Māori delegation invited to the FirstRound Table of the World Parliament ofIndigenous Peoples held in India. The missionof this meeting was to set in motion discussionsthat will lead to the formation of a United NationsrecognisedWorld Parliament of IndigenousPeoples. This will serve as a strong voiceadvocating for communities, as well as beinga storehouse for wisdom and its disseminationto the larger world community.We also supported:o The Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke MemorialLecture at Waikato Universityo Two wānanga for Māori actors, performersand media students led by Ella Henryand Ben Mitchello The “Making Privilege History” InauguralWorkshop in Aucklando The WAI262 Symposium held at theUniversity of Waikatoo A Constitutional Transformation Wānangaseries led by Professor Margaret Mutu.2011 ANNUAL REPORT 19
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