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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 24, 2022 5:29:36 GMT 12
MĀORI MIDWIFERY PRACTICE REINTEGRATES TRADITIONSShe believes the present system is failing whānau. "The system doesn't fit. Rightfully or wrongfully, Māori are trying to work in a system that wasn't designed for us. One of our goals is to reclaim traditional practices during pregnancy and labour." The wahine use mirimiri, karakia and rongoa and actively work hard to legitimise their use. Kiley believes an acceptance of Māori traditional ways of medicine, whether spiritual or physical, is evolving..... www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/maori-midwifery-practice-reintegrates-traditions/E55PKXSVWGTP4UD7R726YD5ZYY/KAUPAPA MĀORI SCIENCE CENTRE ANNOUNCED FOR OTAGO UNIVERSITYThe Centre of Indigenous Studies – a first of its kind – will support and develop scholarship based on ngā kaupapa Māori, Associate Professor Anne-Marie Jackson (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa, Ngāti Wai) says. In a statement to media, Jackson said for the rest of the year, she and colleagues would speak with iwi and wider networks to settle on a shared understanding of what indigenous science looked like. “As a country we need to value and apply more mātauranga to help address the biodiversity and climate crises. This is a huge moment for Otago and tertiary education worldwide.”.... www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129060248/kaupapa-mori-science-centre-announced-for-otago-university
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