He Oranga Ngākau: Māori Understandings of Trauma Informed Care.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou, Tuhourangi)
In the development of the He Waka Eke Noa project Professor Smith has been sharing the overarching findings from ‘He Oranga Ngākau’ a research project funded by the Health Research Council, which provides insights into Kaupapa Māori Trauma Informed Care practice principles working alongside Māori, and Indigenous practitioners to inform the development of a framework that supports healers and practitioners working with whānau experiencing trauma.
Ka mua, Ka muri: Looking to our past to move forward: Whakataukī as Inspiration and Guidance for Māori
Professor Leonie Pihama (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngā Māhanga a Tairi)
In this presentation Professor Pihama will discuss insights shared by whānau and Kaupapa Māori practitioners, about the role of whakataukī in understanding, and receiving guidance from our tūpuna (ancestral) understandings and practices for collective wellbeing and healing.
He Waka Eke Noa Kaupapa Māori Survey - A brief Overview of Results
Shirley Simmonds (Raukawa, Ngāti Huri, Ngā Puhi)
He Waka Eke Noa undertook an online survey with over 1000 participants. The survey gathered insights to the experience of violence in the lifetime of Māori and their whānau. Questions explored the different types of both interpersonal and state violence, and also gathered information on seeking support, minimising risk, and the personal and cultural factors important for healing and healing futures for Māori and their whānau.
Te Wairuatanga o te Kuia i Tipu Ake i te Ngahere (The Spirituality of Kuia who grew up amongst the Trees)
Professor William Te Rangiua (Pou) Temara (Ngāi Tuhoe)
Professor Pou Temara will talk about his grandmother who grew up in the bush and inherited an unheralded gift for healing. She was also a hunter gatherer, who was at home in her bush environment. She knew things. And did things.