PAPER: Māori knowledge supporting aquatic ...

Whakamanahia Te mātauranga o te Māori: empowering Māori knowledge to support Aotearoa’s aquatic biological heritage

October 2018

Ataria J, Mark-Shadbolt M, Mead ATP, Prime K, Doherty J, Waiwai J, Ashby T, Lambert S, Garner GO 2018. Whakamanahia Te mātauranga o te Māori: empowering Māori knowledge to support Aotearoa’s aquatic biological heritage. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 52(4): 467-486.

ABSTRACT

By providing an appropriately historical context, this article is able to consider the critical issues now facing mātauranga and the Māori knowledge holders today, and fundamental requirements that will empower application of this knowledge within bio-heritage management. We consider how the development of a methodology between mātauranga Māori holders and potential end-users might contribute to improved outcomes for Aotearoa’s biological heritage.

KEYWORDS

Bio-heritage; environmental management; indigenous rights; mātauranga; sovereignty; Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi); vision mātauranga; research; New Zealand