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https://doi.org/10.14943/Jais.5.001

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/94274

The Identity and Role of a Pākehā Engaged in Māori Education Research

日本語

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2025-03-30

北海道大学アイヌ・先住民研究センター

Aynu Teetawanoankur Kanpinuye

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the identities and role perceptions of a Pākehā (European New Zealander) involved in Māori education and research for nearly 50 years. Using life story interviews and her publications as primary sources, this study examines how she navigates not only her teaching and research activities but also her life in general as a Pākehā. By self-identifying as Pākehā, she acknowledges both “the brutal colonising forces and the loyal friendships”. Rather than viewing her relationship with Māori in a simple "Pākehā vs. Māori" framework, she emphasizes the quality of these relationships and how she engages as a friend, mindful of her privilege and positionality rooted in history. While struggling to perceive her own roles, she has established profound relationships with Māori, showing respect for Māori revitalization movements, knowledge systems, and struggles for collective self-determination. Based on this experience, she advocates for a positive yet imperfect Pākehā engagement in Māori spaces—one where Māori determine Pākehā involvement based on the nurtured relationship. Through her teaching and writing, she promotes an approach that embraces Pākehā’s relational identity and complex relationships with Māori, avoiding oversimplification.

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