{"id":1549,"date":"2023-07-14T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2023-07-13T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:28:29","slug":"reinstating-mana-whenua-narratives-back-on-the-whenua-te-tumu-seminar-series-guest-megan-potiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/reinstating-mana-whenua-narratives-back-on-the-whenua-te-tumu-seminar-series-guest-megan-potiki\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Reinstating Mana Whenua narratives back on the whenua\u201d: Te Tumu Seminar series guest Megan Potiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1550\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1-500x300.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/files\/2023\/07\/Image-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a thought-provoking and timely session given the ongoing celebrations of Matariki, K\u0101i Tahu and Te \u0100tiawa academic Megan Potiki presented as part of the 2023 Te Tumu Seminar Series on Wednesday this week. Her talk centred around the work of creating mana whenua narratives for various building and development sites around the city and the wider \u014ctakou region. This includes work for puna kaukau, the police station, the hospital, George St, the university re-brand, Auahi Ora \u2013 Union, and Tunnel Beach. She\u2019s also been part of the Te Rangih\u012broa student accommodation build in collaboration with Ng\u0101ti Mutunga of Taranaki.<\/p>\n<p>Megan\u2019s characteristic humour and honesty about the process of creating these narratives was both refreshing and profound. She stressed the importance of \u201cgetting it right with your own people\u201d, being able to own your mistakes, and putting in the work to finding multiple credible sources. It\u2019s also important to know when to give, when to take people with you and when to push for change. There is both privilege and responsibility that comes with being able to grow up living and learning from your own whenua and also for those who return to their roots.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Megan\u2019s talk high-lighted the importance of bringing to life stories that are deeply rooted in the knowledge, practices and people of this whenua. The process of writing a narrative is complex, requiring a lot of research, collaboration, and hard work particularly when collaborating with your own h\u0101pu. Names have power, and reinstating the mana associated with those names is vital in redressing some of the mamae caused by colonisation, and also celebrating the wealth and wisdom of generations that have come before us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thought-provoking and timely session given the ongoing celebrations of Matariki, K\u0101i Tahu and Te \u0100tiawa academic Megan Potiki presented as part of the 2023 Te Tumu Seminar Series on Wednesday this week. 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