October 17, 2005 Source: Laurentian University of Sudbury:
http://www.laurentian.ca/?file=newsrelease/2005/oct/oct17_tpickering_e.php Maori scholar to speak on Indigenous Peoples in New Zealand Ms. Taima Moeke-Pickering, a Maori of the Ngati Pukeko and Tuhoe Tribes in New Zealand, will be a guest of Laurentian University's Native Human Services Program until October 23. As part of her activities on campus, she will present a public lecture entitled " Bringing out the Best in Indigenous Peoples" on Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m., in the University of Sudbury Canisius Hall. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Ms. Taima Moeke-Pickering is the Head of School, Te Toi-a-Kiwa: School of Maori, Pasifika and Indigenous Studies at Waikato Institute of Technology. An advocate for the development of Maori-based and indigenous education programs, she assisted with the development of the first Maori counselling program in New Zealand in 1992. This degree program embraces Maori theories and models of practice, and established new standards for counselling responsibility with Maori peoples. Convinced of the importance of education for Maori, Taima Moeke-Pickering completed a Masters in Social Sciences in 1996 with a major in Psychology at the University of Waikato . Her thesis, which focused on Maori identity within Whanau, was one of the first to have a Maori-based research methodology. Her works lead her to further broaden her knowledge of indigenous identities. She has worked closely with Native American Indians, Koorie and Torrie Strait Islanders from Australia and Hawaiian educationists since 1996. Ms. Taima Moeke-Pickering participates in a number of research projects with the intent to highlight indigenous methodologies. She has been working on a collaborative research project with Laurentian University professors since 2004 which explores the notion of decolonizing methodological approaches that recognize, respect, and honour Indigenous epistemologies as foundational to research. The goal of this professor's visit is to explore continued international working relations including possible student and faculty exchanges with Laurentian and University of Sudbury colleagues. She is also completing doctoral research in the area of liberation and education which the Native Human Services is assisting her with. Taking part in this decolonizing research project are Prof. Sheila Hardy and Prof Susan Manitowabi, Native Human Services; Dr. Anne-Marie Mawhiney, Dean of Professional Schools; and Dr. Emily Faires, Native Studies. For more information, please call Prof. Sheila Hardy, Native Human Services professor at Laurentian University, at (705) 675-1151, ext. 5049 or shardy@laurentian.ca. Reference:
Paul de la Riva
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Laurentian University
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