Whakapapakainga: A template of cross-generational development for marae-communities
thesis
posted on 2024-06-21, 04:09authored byParatene Tane
Through case study research in Northland, New Zealand, this thesis investigates the future of papakainga (kin-community settlements) and their marae (ancestral centres of tribal identity). It uses interviews with elders, a Māori land trust; a questionnaire with community descendants (local and non-local), archival research, and reflexive ethnography. The key finding of this research investigation is that papak?inga development should innovate within central needs - energy, housing and food - that restore economy around papakainga and reactivate functional kinship links between community members. Doctor of Philosophy in Māori Studies, University of Otago
Funding
Funded by the New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's Our Land and Water National Science Challenge (Toitū te Whenua, Toiora te Wai) as part of project Mauri Whenua Ora