Realising indigenisation and Imagining Decolonisation. Nā, Trina Baggett.
Introduction
He aha/What: To explore constitutional transformation, imagining decolonisation and rights of indigenous people in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Whāinga/Aim: To reflect on opportunities to realise transformation, decolonisation and indigenising the spaces that surround us.
Wā/Time: 60 minutes
Matike Mai Aotearoa
Matike Mai Aotearoa Keynote Address - Moana Jackson
Wā/Time: 26 minutes
Matike Mai Aotearoa the document
Direct quote “Matike Mai Aotearoa, the Independent Working Group (the Group) on Constitutional Transformation, was first promoted at a meeting of the Iwi Chairs’ Forum (the Forum) in 2010. The Terms of Reference given to the Working Group were deliberately broad – To develop and implement a model for an inclusive Constitution for Aotearoa based on tikanga and kawa, He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni of 1835, Te Tiriti o Waitangi of 1840, and other indigenous human rights instruments which enjoy a wide degree of international recognition”, (matikemai.maori.nz., n.d.).
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Professor Margaret Mutu – The Constitutional Kōrero
“To develop and implement a model for an inclusive Constitution for Aotearoa based on tikanga and kawa, He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni of 1835, Te Tiriti o Waitangi of 1840, and other indigenous human rights instruments which enjoy a wide degree of international recognition”, (matikemai.org.nz., n.d.).