Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 5, 2021 5:49:40 GMT 12
MĀORI SCHOLARS SAY THEIR WORK ISN'T GETTING FAIR RECOGNITION DUE TO RACISM, UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
Jacinta Ruru, the first-ever Māori Professor of Law, said Tangata Whenua have had to resort to creating their own journals in order to have their voices heard.
"To succeed as a scholar you must be published, that is a requirement of our job."
Global publishers were a big part of the problem, she said.
"Māori don't feel that the mainstream publishing journals are very welcoming of us…..