Indigenous Culture and Society

Awanui Te Huia

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2014, vol. 26, issue 2, 233-261

Abstract: The colonial relationship between MÄ ori and PÄ kehÄ cultures has often resulted in the deprioritisation of mÄ tauranga MÄ ori (including te reo MÄ ori) from both MÄ ori and PÄ kehÄ (NZ Europeans). Interviews with 19 MÄ ori language learners explored how MÄ ori and PÄ kehÄ relationships developed in a post/neo-colonial society where PÄ kehÄ cultural norms govern public domains. Participants explained how it was possible to prioritise MÄ ori knowledge and language in a society that is discriminatory towards MÄ ori. Predominant ways in which MÄ ori were protected from discrimination towards their own language, culture and people were through creating spaces where MÄ ori language and customs were normalised. For some participants, the unequal relationship between PÄ kehÄ and MÄ ori was highlighted as a result of their increased engagement with MÄ ori culture and communities. Finally, results indicated that MÄ ori often needed to take on the responsibility of educating PÄ kehÄ about preconceived ideas that they held towards their culture.

Keywords: Cultural enhancement; intercultural awareness; acculturation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0971333614549142

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