{"id":793,"date":"2018-08-24T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/?p=793"},"modified":"2018-08-24T11:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:12:24","slug":"latest-masters-of-indigenous-studies-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/latest-masters-of-indigenous-studies-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Masters of Indigenous Studies Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Margaret Courtney and her wh\u0101nau. (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n

Graduation is always the culmination of a lot of hard work.\u00a0 At last week’s graduation, we had our latest graduate, Margaret Courtney<\/strong><\/span>, walk across the staff to collect her hard-earned Masters of Indigenous Studies<\/a> degree certificate.\u00a0 Margaret, of Te Arawa (T\u016bhourangi,
\nNg\u0101ti Whakaue, and Tapuika),\u00a0 also holds an LLB from Waikato University, and works as a Regional Advisor for Te Puni K\u014dkiri.\u00a0 I asked her to send me a short account of her studies, and the abstract of her research dissertation.\u00a0 Koia kei a koe, Margaret!<\/em><\/p>\n

“My journey to complete my Masters qualification was a journey of personal growth, perseverance and enlightenment. Combining my experience of Whenua M\u0101ori, the Native Land Court system and integrating it with the history of our t\u016bpuna and iwi has helped to fill knowledge gaps for my wh\u0101nau. Given our \u2018nuclear family\u2019 upbringing my research emphasised the importance of Whenua M\u0101ori as a connection to our t\u016bpuna but also strengthens our Wh\u0101nau M\u0101tauranga. It is this knowledge that we can pass onto our tamariki and mokopuna.<\/p>\n

“The Master of Indigenous Studies programme at Te Tumu was the best option for me given I live and work in Rotorua. It provided a part time online option which complimented by mahi and lifestyle. The paper offerings provided choice and completing the dissertation cemented my learnings. I enjoyed the mixed forms of delivery and assessments.<\/p>\n

“I am thankful for the support and patience of my supervisor Dr Paerau Warbrick<\/strong><\/a>. He provided good advice, steered me on track when needed, and helped me to extend my knowledge and research skills. Ka nui te mihi ki a koe, e wh\u0101naunga! To my wh\u0101nau, your continued support is unwavering!”<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This research supports the view that whenua M\u0101ori is important in today\u2019s global environment and remains a vital connection to our t\u016bpuna, our iwi and our wh\u0101nau history.<\/p>\n

This is illustrated through an exploration of the author\u2019s connection to T\u016bhourangi, an iwi of Te Arawa, the impact that the Native land legislation had on T\u016bhourangi and specifically the whenua, Rotomahana Parek\u0101rangi in the nineteenth century. The research explores the path of Rotomahana Parek\u0101rangi through the Native Land Court regime. The research concludes with an example of how the author\u2019s wh\u0101nau are making attempts to transmit their collective wh\u0101nau m\u0101tauranga to the younger members of their wh\u0101nau. This is in order to provide the wh\u0101nau with experiences of the whenua, of their iwi and to understand the importance of their connection to the whenua derived from their t\u016bpuna. It is important that the younger generation are cognisant of these connections and wh\u0101nau m\u0101tauranga as, in time, they will become the kaitiaki of the whenua, and will need to pass this knowledge onto their mokopuna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graduation is always the culmination of a lot of hard work.\u00a0 At last week’s graduation, we had our latest graduate, Margaret Courtney, walk across the staff to collect her hard-earned Masters of Indigenous Studies degree certificate.\u00a0 Margaret, of Te Arawa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15374,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17864,17855],"tags":[377,67371,67367,17856,67368,67370,67369],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indigenous-studies","category-student-success","tag-graduation","tag-kaitiakitanga","tag-masters-of-indigenous-studies","tag-minds","tag-native-land-court","tag-rotomahana-parekarangi","tag-whanau-support"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}