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Kia ū, kia mau ki tō Māoritanga: A Whakapapa (genealogical) Approach to Research

By James Graham.

Published by The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

This paper explores how whakapapa (genealogy) and an understanding of traditional and contemporary meanings of whakapapa can be used by Māori researchers working among Māori communities today. In doing so, this paper emphasises that a research methodology framed by whakapapa not only authenticates Māori epistemology against Western traditions, it also supports the notion of a whakapapa research methodology being transplanted across the indigenous world; indigenous peoples researching among their indigenous communities worldwide. Consequently, indigenous identity is strengthened, as is the contribution of the concept of whakapapa to indigenous research paradigms worldwide.

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 6, pp.57-68. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.841MB).

Mr James Graham

Lecturer, Department of Maori and Multicultural Education - Massey University College of Education, Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand