Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 20, 2018 16:11:48 GMT 12
DECOLONISING SMITH WINS TOP SCIENCE TOHU
A major accolade in this year’s Research Honours Aotearoa Awards for University of Waikato professor Linda Tuhīwai Smith.
Nga Pae o Te Māramtanga co-director Dr Jacinta Ruru says Professor Smith is recognised internationally for her work on decolonisation, and she has given other Māori and indigenous scholars methodologies and theories to build on.
Her acceptance speech showed why she has been an inspiration to other Māori and indigenous scholars.
"She in a beautiful speech spoke about disruption (Captain James) Cook created for our poeople 250 years ago and the work that iwi, whānau,hapū around the country have had to be on to regain the confidence in our own knowledges," Professor Ruru says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjAzOTA/Decolonising-Smith-wins-top-science-tohu
A major accolade in this year’s Research Honours Aotearoa Awards for University of Waikato professor Linda Tuhīwai Smith.
Nga Pae o Te Māramtanga co-director Dr Jacinta Ruru says Professor Smith is recognised internationally for her work on decolonisation, and she has given other Māori and indigenous scholars methodologies and theories to build on.
Her acceptance speech showed why she has been an inspiration to other Māori and indigenous scholars.
"She in a beautiful speech spoke about disruption (Captain James) Cook created for our poeople 250 years ago and the work that iwi, whānau,hapū around the country have had to be on to regain the confidence in our own knowledges," Professor Ruru says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjAzOTA/Decolonising-Smith-wins-top-science-tohu