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He pānui tēnei mō koutou katoa te tono mai kia whakahaere i tetahi awheawhe, whakaaturanga rānei i to tātou huiā-tau2012 ki Tāmaki Makaurau hei te 19 Kohitatea, 2012.This is an invitation to all Te Rōpū Whakahau members either individually or in a group to think about presenting aworkshop or presentation at the 2012 hui-ā-tau on the Thursday, 19 January. The time slots are either 30 minutesor 60 minutes (unless otherwise requested)TONOTe Rōpū Whakahau hui-ā-tau 2012 presentation/ workshop for Thursday 19 JanuarySubmissions due Friday, 23 September 2011Please email your submission to Alice Heatheralice.heather@dia.govt.nz (09) 365 8835Rōpū or Individual presentation/ workshop:Length: 30 or 60 minutes (if you would like to vary the time please state time and reason below)Brief outline of presentation/ workshop:Equipment required:Contact details:10
VISIT TO THE USAIn early June I embarked on a visit to theUnited States of America courtesy of a Fulbright– Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga TravelAward. My visit focused on four different activities,which were designed to give me a betterunderstanding of library and informationservices to American Indians and Native Alaskans.At the same time, I was required tomake presentations and to engage in discussionsthat provided opportunities for thosepresent to learn more about New Zealand andMāori issues.My first stop was Bozeman, Montana – knownlocally as ‘Big Sky country’. I had been invitedto attend the Tribal College Librarians’ Institute,an annual event that is the main continuingprofessional development opportunity forinvited tribal librarians. The institute is held atthe Montana State University and had fortyattendees. Tribal Librarians were presentfrom Colleges located in Alaska, Arizona, Kansas,Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, NewMexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington,Wisconsin and a party of librariansfrom Canadian indigenous universities andtribal colleges. I delivered a presentation on“Library services to indigenous students inNew Zealand/Aotearoa”. My presentationprovided the participants with an understandingof the New Zealand educational systemfocusing primarily on the Māori dimension.This included an explanation of the impact ofEuropean forms of education on Māori knowledgeand language, including an overview ofMāori educational initiatives such as kohangareo, kura kaupapa Māori, whare kura andWananga. My presentation identified commoncauses of the underachievement ofMāori in the educational system and the challengesthis creates when Māori students engagewith institutions of higher learning. Inaddition I identified the major issues that confrontMāori students when attempting to uselibrary and information resources and servicesonce they enrol and how this impacts on theirsuccess. The final part of the presentation focusedon profiling collaborative programmesthat I am involved with, that have led to successfuloutcomes for Māori students enrolledat Massey University.Attendance at the Institute has given me astronger insight into issues affecting NativeAmericans’ use of libraries and informationresources and a strong network of contactsworking with Native Americans in Universitiesand on tribal reservations. I believe this willbe invaluable as I seek to undertake comparativeresearch on Māori and Native Americanuse/non-use of information. It will also greatlyassist my own personal practice as a librarianresponsible for providing services and resourcesfor Māori, as it became evident thatthere is considerable scope for sharing challenges,identifying solutions and highlightingsuccessful initiatives with the tribal collegelibrary community.UPDATE ON LIBRARIES RECEIVINGMOE PUBLICATIONSThe MOE has a list of libraries who wish toreceive their publications. We met againwith them in August and they are stillworking through the logistics of costings.As soon as we know anything definite wewill let all libraries who put their namesdown know. Any queries emailalice.heather@dia.govt.nz11
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