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Becoming Tangata Tiriti - Working with Maori, Honouring the Treaty
Author(s): Avril Bell
NZ Non Fiction | Politics & Economics
Twelve non-Māori New Zealanders navigate through our changing Aotearoa. Becoming Tangata Tiriti brings together twelve non-Māori voices - dedicated professionals, activists and everyday individuals - who have engaged with te ao Māori and have attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their work. In stories of missteps, hard-earned victories and journeys through the complexities of cross-cultural relationships, Becoming Tangata Tiriti is a book of lessons learned. Sociologist Avril Bell analyses the complicated journey of today's partners of te Tiriti o Waitangi, and asks: Who are we as tangata tiriti? How do we identify in relation to Māori? What are our responsibilities to te Tiriti? What do we do when we inevitably stumble along the way? With words by champions in their fields, including Meng Foon, Andrew Judd and others, this concise paperback acts as a guide for those just beginning their journey towards a Tiriti-based society - and is a sound refresher for others well along the path.
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'Based on interviews with twelve non-Maori New Zealanders, Bell expertly weaves their narratives with existing writing, exploring what it means to be a good ally to Maori in contemporary times. To call it a 'how-to manual' would be too reductive but it does offer a pragmatic set of tools for those willing to do the work. Through teasing out the ways in which non-Maori have engaged with te ao Maori, and the often layered and nuanced complexities these engagements create, the book offers an invitation to Pakeha and, in fact, all non-Maori to be part of the conversation around what makes us New Zealanders - and how we might move forward in ways that are just and that enhance the mana of Maori and non-Maori alike. An easy-to-read book that should be compulsory reading for anyone concerned about our country's future.' - Rebecca Kiddle, Ngati Porou, Ngapuhi, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, co-author of Imagining Decolonisation
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- : Auckland University Press
- : Auckland University Press
- : 0.1
- : 01 August 2024
- : 2.4 Centimeters X 14 Centimeters X 21 Centimeters
- : books
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- : Avril Bell
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 168