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Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Maori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorporating a decorative pattern. ... Read more

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The model for addressing cultural diversity presented in this book is based on an indigenous Kaupapa Maori response to the dominant discourse within New Zealand. It promotes self-determination as guaranteed in the Treaty of Waitangi as a metaphor for power sharing and has as its goal the advancement of educational outcomes and life opportunities for Maori children and those from other cultures. In this model the classroom is a place where young people's cultures are incorporated and enhanced, and where the teacher interacts with students in such a way that new knowledge is co-created and not seen as something that the teacher alone possesses. This analysis will resonate with educators who are attempting to develop culturally relevant pedagogies.
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Culture Counts
Superb text on the importance of relationships in classroom especially for Maori students. Very worthwhile read

Making culture count in Aotearoa and beyond
This book continues a trend in Maori education research looking beyond the Western research paradigms to those appropriate to the culture the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, and which is instructive to researchers working with other indigenous peoples. Both authors are highly placed academics in New Zealand universities and experienced researchers with Maori people. Bishop is himself of Maori and Celtic origins.

In Aotearoa the Treaty of Waitangi gives a legal standing to the relationship between the colonised and coloniser which is lacking in many other postcolonial societies, particularly in Australia. Although the treaty may be considered to have failed Maori people in the past, its presence is now being used to promote self-determination and power-sharing in a more articulate Maori society. The treaty is fundamental to the purpose of this book but this doesn't compromise the book's applicability elsewhere.

The book is organised into five chapters. The first takes a historical perspective on the development of the pattern of dominance and subordination of Maori, even with the presence of the Treaty of Waitangi, its impacts on New Zealand society in general and on Maori in particular. A model for evaluating power relationships is devised using five issues: initiation, benefits, representation, legitimation and accountability. This becomes a template used in further chapters. The second chapter looks at recent Maori educational initiatives using the model of power-sharing relationships, as well as developing community-controlled education facilities.

The third chapter relates to power and control relationships in educational research with Maori, and in a wider context Indigenous, peoples. It questions who gets the value from the research, the researched or the researcher, and looks to ways in which the imbalance can be rectified. It suggests moving towards structured "interviews as conversation" as a research methodology with some examples. The template is used again to allow a researcher to evaluate the purpose of their research, which they would also need to place in the context of those they are researching.

The last two chapters deal with power relationships in classrooms, the first with dealing with unequal relationships and the second with new approaches. These chapters should not be seen as separate from the rest of the book and the last chapter is synthesised from the experiences throughout it.

I found the book very engaging and easy to follow. The template with its five fields should be useful to researchers working in similar situations, as a way of orienting their research. The lack of a glossary of Maori words makes it difficult for an outsider to remember their meanings while working through the text. Many of the references are from New Zealand but I would have liked to see, for instance, how their research methodologies relate to some western ones, such as Guba and Lincoln's hermenuitic cycle. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Roi Toia and Todd Couper are exceptional contemporary carvers, based in Rotorua, New Zealand. Their works come out of tribal histories, cosmology and a keen spiritual awareness; these are contemporary carvings that blossom from knowledge of ancient lore, primarily Maori, but open to and encompassing other cultures.The sensitive photography of the pieces in this book serves to highlight the spirituality and beauty of the carvings. Each work is accompanied by an explanation of genesis and form and materials used. This book is a result of 35 years of collective experience actively working within the confines of the carving fraternity.Roi and Todd are continually developing their artistic styles, and are rapidly becoming nationally and internationally renowned, fulfilling commissions in the domestic, USA, Canadian and European and Asians markets. ... Read more