Winner, Kōrero Pono / Non fiction, Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards 2017
ISBN: 978-O-947509-17-0
This book examines decolonisation and Māori education in Aotearoa New Zealand in ways that seeks to challenge, unsettle and provoke for change.
Editors Jessica Hutchings and Jenny Lee-Morgan have drawn together leading Māori writers and intellectuals on topics that are at the heart of a decolonising education agenda, from tribal education initiatives to media issues, food sovereignty, wellbeing, Christianity, tikanga and more. A key premise is that colonisation excludes holistic and Māori experiences and ways of knowing, and continues to assert a deep influence on knowledge systems and ways of living and being, and that efforts to combat its impact must be broad and comprehensive.
The book presents a kaupapa Māori and decolonised agenda for Māori education. The writers put kaupapa Māori into practice through a pūrākau (narrative) approach to explore the diverse topics in a range of styles.
Read Ranginui Walker's chapter 'Reclaiming Māori Education'
List of contributors
- Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Foreword)
- Ranginui Walker
- Moana Jackson
- Ani Mikaere
- Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai
- Jenny Lee-Morgan
- Takawai Murphy
- Veronica Tawhai
- Leonie Pihama
- Mera Lee-Penehira
- Āneta Hinemihi Rāwiri
- Naomi Simmonds
- Kirsten Gabel
- Jo Smith
- Ngahuia Murphy
- Jessica Hutchings
- Debbie Broughton
