Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2019 17:27:52 GMT 12
UNIVERSITY PUTS TE REO AND KĪNGITANGA AT THE FOREFRONT
Kīngitanga Day, an annual event that recognises the University’s unique connection with the Kīngitanga and Waikato-Tainui, was celebrated across both Hamilton and Tauranga campuses and saw the convergence of key cultural influencers on university grounds.
“Our name acknowledges the tribal land on which the University’s Hamilton campus is located, as well as the wider Waikato region.
“Part of Kīngitanga Day this year was to not only acknowledge our cultural distinctiveness, but to embrace and share our culture, and all other cultures who share the campus with us.”
Guest lectures were also hosted by researcher and The Non Plastic Māori blogger Tina Ngata, as well as writer and historian Dr Vincent O’Malley......
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-opinion/media/2019/university-puts-te-reo-and-kingitanga-at-the-forefront
Kīngitanga Day, an annual event that recognises the University’s unique connection with the Kīngitanga and Waikato-Tainui, was celebrated across both Hamilton and Tauranga campuses and saw the convergence of key cultural influencers on university grounds.
“Our name acknowledges the tribal land on which the University’s Hamilton campus is located, as well as the wider Waikato region.
“Part of Kīngitanga Day this year was to not only acknowledge our cultural distinctiveness, but to embrace and share our culture, and all other cultures who share the campus with us.”
Guest lectures were also hosted by researcher and The Non Plastic Māori blogger Tina Ngata, as well as writer and historian Dr Vincent O’Malley......
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-opinion/media/2019/university-puts-te-reo-and-kingitanga-at-the-forefront