2 x Articles 7/7/21 - Matauranga Maori, Maori lawyers

[Kiwi Frontline]

MĀTAURANGA MĀORI GRANTS PROGRAM LAUNCHED TO VALUE OF HALF MILLION

Applications are now open for twenty grants of up to $25000 for iwi, hapū and hāpori Māori projects supporting revitalisation of vulnerable mātauranga Māori, thanks to the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Contestable Grants program, announced today......

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2107/S00077/matauranga-maori-grants-program-launched-to-value-of-half-million.htm

[Kiwi Frontline]

NEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR MAORI LAWYERS

Māori lawyers are being encouraged to deepen their studies of the ture

A pool of $80,000 will be available annually which may be awarded to one scholar or split between two individuals.

Professor Jacinta Ruru, who co-designed the initiative, says it’s a game changer for Māori legal scholarship.

She says the investment comes at a time in law where Māori knowledge and ideas are being more and more heard......

www.waateanews.com/waateanews?story_id=Mjc3MjI