WALKING BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE A COMMENTARY OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION IN NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH REFERENCE TO MǠORI AND PASIFIKA PEOPLES.

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1 WALKING BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE A COMMENTARY OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION IN NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH REFERENCE TO MǠORI AND PASIFIKA PEOPLES. B I L L A N D E R S O N, A N D R E W B A R R O N & BILL HARRIS

2 CONTENTS Proverb / Whakatauaki Origin / Whānau Song / Waiata Introduction / Timata Maori View & Pasifika View / Kitea Bi-culturalism / Ako Aotearoa Multi-culturalism / Kākano Tini Impact of Western Education / Te Ao Pakeha Impact of Indigenous Education / Te Ao Māori Summary / Poroporoaki Song / Waiata & Hongi

3 PROVERB / WHAKATAUAKI Nau te rourou With your food basket Nāku te rourou With our food basket Ka ora ai ngā tangata The people are sustained

4 ORIGIN / WHǠNAU Ko Pirongia te maunga Ko Waipa te awa Ko Otewa te marae Ko te Hokinga mai a Te Nehenehe nui te Wharenui Ko Anderson te whānau Ko Pare te hapu Ko Maniapoto te iwi Ko Wiremu ahau Pirongia is the mountain Waipa is the river Otewa is the courtyard Hokinga Mai the carved Meeting house Anderson the family name Pare the subtribe Maniapoto the tribe I am Bill.

5 ORIGIN / WHǠNAU Ko motu pōhue te maunga Ko Waihopai te awa Ko Waihopai te kainga Ko Murihiku te rohe Ko Anderson tōku whaea Ko Barron tōku matua Ko Andrew Barron taku ingoa Tēnā koutou katoa. Pōhue is the mountain Waihopai the river Waihopai te home Murihiku the region Anderson is my mother Barron is my father Andrew Barron is my name Greetings to all.

6 ORIGIN / WHǠNAU Ko Pirongia te maunga Pirongia is the mountain Ko Waipa te awa Waipa is the river Te Kotahitanga te marae This is the marae Ko Maniapoto te iwi The people of Maniapoto Ko Rangitawa te hapu The subtribe is Rangitawa Ko Harris te whānau Ko Wiremu ahau The family of Harria I am Bill

7 SONG / WAIATA Ēhara i te mea? Nō inaianei Te aroha Nō ngā tūpuna I tuku iho I tuku iho What is this thing? From now It is love From the ancestors It was bequeathed It was given

8 INTRODUCTION / HE MǠRAMA The proverb has personal meaning for the listener Location beacons are given first as a mapping strategy for the listener/s The meeting place is important for family and not necessarily a marae Surname then first name as a protocol & respect to the listener/s Song or waiata as a support mechanism to reinforce the past to the present The first steps of walking with the past to the future!

9 MǠORI VIEW Personal view PPTA Māori clauses in the STCA Te Mataroa and his journey of manaakitanga The Treaty of Waitangi in secondary schools Internationalising journey

10 PASIFIKA VIEW Personal View PPTA Pasifika clauses in STCA & PPTA Constitution Komiti Pasifika Tangata Moana Historical and Constitutional relationships Bilingualism

11 BICULTURALISM Previous Assertion: The Treaty was between Māori and Pakeha Crown synonomous with majority Anglo-celtic culture All new migrants outside of the analysis Māori seen as homogenous

12 TREATY ANALYSIS - BICULTURALISM Between Tauiwi & Tangata Whēnua Tauiwi The decendants of those whose rights are derived under the auspices of the Crown Includes all new migrant groups Tangata Whēnua Those whose rights are derived from descent from the Indigenous signees Recognition of the diversity within Māori

13 MULTICULTURALISM Within the Tauiwi Within the Tangata Whēnua Biculturalism complements Multiculturalism Recognising diversity does not alter the Treaty Partnership

14 IMPACT OF WESTERN EDUCATION * Loss of Land Loss of Identity / Language Individualisation Low Wage Labour Breakdown of Traditional Structures World View World Economy

15 IMPACT OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION Restorative Practices Merit based Qualifications Community Involvement Cultural Practices Collectivity

16 SUMMARY / POROPOROAKI Inclusiveness Empowerment Cultural Awareness Treaty Education Achievement

17 SONG /FAREWELL / WAIATA & HONGI Tēna koutou ngā iwi e Kua tae mai nei Ki tēnei rā Nō reira rā e hoa mā Kia ora rā Koutou katoa (x2) Kua rongo hoki ahau (x3) Kei te haere mai koutou Nō reira rā e hoa mā Kia ora rā Koutou katoa (x2) The waiata (song) is an acknowledgement of all of those who came to the workshop. Hongi is a Māori way of greeting one or many people. It is a trusting ritual that relies on the shake of a hand and the press of one another s nose. Eyes closed in respect.