Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 18, 2023 4:30:09 GMT 12
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR INDIGENOUS SCIENCE CHAMPION
Noted Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith has been elected as a lifetime international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Smith, a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, was recognised for her transformative contributions to education and Indigenous science methodologies.
The academy says she developed “foundational ways to decolonize the process of science by developing a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.....
waateanews.com/2023/05/17/international-recognition-for-indigenous-science-champion/
Noted Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith has been elected as a lifetime international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Smith, a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, was recognised for her transformative contributions to education and Indigenous science methodologies.
The academy says she developed “foundational ways to decolonize the process of science by developing a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.....
waateanews.com/2023/05/17/international-recognition-for-indigenous-science-champion/