Te Tapuae o Rehua: Iwi engagement in higher education in Te Waipounamu

Abstract

This chapter describes and examines how Iwi (tribe)-led projects in Higher Education settings might advance Iwi aspirations and lead to authentic collaboration. Two recent developments in higher education, Mau ki te Ako – Culturally responsive professional learning and development for teachers and He Toki ki te Rika – a Māori trade training initiative, are discussed. Both initiatives are Iwi-led partnerships facilitated by Te Tapuae o Rehua between partner tertiary institutions. These projects or sites in which Iwi engage with tertiary institutions can be seen to reflect society at large as sites of struggle where power is negotiated, aspirations are articulated and values inherent in the way in which projects are progressed.

Citation

Savage, C., Tarena, E., Te Hemi, H. and Leonard, J. (2014), "Te Tapuae o Rehua: Iwi engagement in higher education in Te Waipounamu", Māori and Pasifika Higher Education Horizons (Diversity in Higher Education, Vol. 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420140000015000