Kaitiakitanga: Notions of Indigenous Active Care and Guardianship

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Author(s): Nadia Minee Sadler-Howe (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Indigenous Knowledge and Bi-Culturalism in a Global Context
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Shahul Hameed (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand), Siham El-Kafafi (Arrows Research Consultancy Limited, New Zealand)and Rawiri Waretini-Karena (Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, New Zealand)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6061-6.ch019

Keywords: Culture & Population Studies / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities / Socio-Economic Development

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The chapter draws from notions and experiences of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) in the context of a pūrākau (indigenous narrative) approach to understanding and developing a Kaupapa Māori conceptual framework. This approach acknowledges Mātauranga Māori (Maori bodies of knowledge) as the theoretical basis for Kaupapa Māori praxis, particularly in the field of health and social services. A pūrākau approach includes utilizing whakapapa kōrero (genealogical narratives) as it informs the use of traditional principles, beliefs, and practices (tikanga) in working alongside Māori whānau, hapū, and iwi. These purakau identify natural elements represented in the form of Ātua, or Gods. Through whakapapa (genealogical descent), Maori episteme positions tangata whenua within nature. The indigenous worldview recognizes the inter-connected relationships, obligations, and responsibilities that underpin the philosophical positioning of kaitiaki practices.

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