Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 22, 2022 3:41:36 GMT 12
ADVOCATING FOR A TIRITI-BASED DUAL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR WAIMĀORI (FRESH WATER) – LANDCARE RESEARCH
As a Māori-Pākehā-Dutch woman passionate about Indigenous and environmental justice and well-being, Lara is advocating for a Te Tiriti o Waitangi framework for water use, based on Te Tiriti (the Māori text) rather than watered-down Treaty principles. She says that means tangata Tiriti remembering that rangatiratanga was guaranteed in Article II of Te Tiriti, and that sovereignty was never ceded, and couldn’t be, under tikanga Māori.
“The Tiriti talks about rangatiratanga or sovereignty over taonga (or resources) which includes freshwater. Rangatiratanga requires control and decision-making power over water use and allocation. However the focus on on water quality distracts us from water access and allocation. There is a lot of nervousness about addressing use rights and who owns water, but water use, allocation, access, and quality all need to be considered together – holistically, which for Māori is consistent with our worldview and values and is what we would consider ‘common sense’.”
“We actually need to go right back to this and redesign our institutions and frameworks so they reflect dual sovereignty.”.....
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/advocating-for-a-tiriti-based-dual-governance-and-management-system-for-waimaori-fresh-water/
As a Māori-Pākehā-Dutch woman passionate about Indigenous and environmental justice and well-being, Lara is advocating for a Te Tiriti o Waitangi framework for water use, based on Te Tiriti (the Māori text) rather than watered-down Treaty principles. She says that means tangata Tiriti remembering that rangatiratanga was guaranteed in Article II of Te Tiriti, and that sovereignty was never ceded, and couldn’t be, under tikanga Māori.
“The Tiriti talks about rangatiratanga or sovereignty over taonga (or resources) which includes freshwater. Rangatiratanga requires control and decision-making power over water use and allocation. However the focus on on water quality distracts us from water access and allocation. There is a lot of nervousness about addressing use rights and who owns water, but water use, allocation, access, and quality all need to be considered together – holistically, which for Māori is consistent with our worldview and values and is what we would consider ‘common sense’.”
“We actually need to go right back to this and redesign our institutions and frameworks so they reflect dual sovereignty.”.....
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/advocating-for-a-tiriti-based-dual-governance-and-management-system-for-waimaori-fresh-water/