
SCIEN305-20B (HAM)
Science and Matauranga Māori
15 Points
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Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
School of Science
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Convenor(s)
Hemi Whaanga
4765
ITS.G.17
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Phil Ross
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Lecturer(s)
Hemi Whaanga
4765
ITS.G.17
hemi.whaanga@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
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The specific attributes that successful students will acquire are:
- basic cultural understanding (tikanga, mātauranga, interconnectedness of iwi, hapū, whānau)
- skills in effective intercultural communication about knowledge, intellectual property, ethics, and sustainability
- awareness of Māori science and worldview
- awareness of Māori perspectives on topical scientific issues
- the ability to work as a team and to apply these skills and attributes to scientific case studies
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Paper Structure
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This paper will be taught by a mixture of online-lectures, workshops, and oral presentations. Lecture material will be delivered online and students are expected to watch these and work through the online resources which will be covered in the workshops the following week.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
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Assessment
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There will be a range of assessment items, based around both individual & group tasks. These will comprise: 3 moodle quizzes testing language and cultural understanding; 2 reflective essays, examining your world-view at the start and end of the paper; a group case-study analysis; and a group presentation.
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Assessment Components
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
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Required and Recommended Readings
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Recommended Readings
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Mātauranga Māori
- Allen, W., Ataria, J. M., Apgar, J. M., Harmsworth, G., & Tremblay, L. A. (2009). Kia pono te mahi putaiao—doing science in the right spirit. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 39(4), 239-242.
- Harris, P., Matamua, R., Smith, T., Kerr, H., & Waaka, T. (2013). A review of Māori astronomy in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 16(3), 325-336.
- Matamua, R. (2017). Matariki: The star of the year. Wellington: Huia.
- McLean, R., & Smith, T. (2001). The Crown and Flora and Fauna: Legislation, Policies and Practices 1983-98. Waitangi Tribunal Research Series Wai 262 (1997). Wellington: Waitangi Tribunal.
- Moller, H., Kitson, J. C., & Downs, T. M. (2009). Knowing by doing: Learning for sustainable muttonbird harvesting. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 36(3), 243-258.
- Smith, L. T., Maxwell, T. K., Puke, H., & Temara, P. (2016). Indigenous knowledge, methodology and mayhem: What is the role of methodology in producing indigenous insights? A discussion from Mātauranga Māori. Knowledge Cultures, 4(3), 131-156.
- Tipa, G. (2009). Exploring Indigenous understandings of river dynamics and river flows: A case from New Zealand. Environmental Communication, 3(1), 95-120. doi: 10.1080/17524030802707818
- Wehi, P. M., Whaanga, H., & Roa, T. (2009). Missing in translation: Maori language and oral tradition in scientific analyses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 39(4), 201-204. doi: 10.1080/03014220909510580
- Wehi, P. M., Cox, M. P., Roa, T., & Whaanga, H. (2018). Human perceptions of megafaunal extinction events revealed by linguistic analysis of Indigenous oral traditions. Human Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10745-018-0004-0
- Williams, D. V. (2001). Matauranga Maori and taonga: The nature and extent of Treaty rights held by iwi and hapu in indigenous flora and fauna, cultural heritage objects, valued traditional knowledge. Wellington, N.Z.: Waitangi Tribunal.
Indigenous Knowledge
- Battiste, M., & Henderson, S. Y. (2000). Protecting indigenous knowledge and heritage: a global challenge. Saskatoon: Purich Pub.
- Berkes, F. (2008). Sacred ecology (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
Cajete, G. (2000). Native science: Natural laws of interdependence. Santa Fe, NM: Clear Light Pub.
Deloria, V. (1997). Red Earth White Lies. Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact. Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing.
Denzin, N., Yvonna, L., & Smith, L. T. (2008). The Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. Los Angeles: Sage.
Posey, D. A., & Plenderleith, K. (2004). Indigenous knowledge and ethics: A Darrell Posey reader. New York: Routledge.
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Online Support
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This paper will use Moodle forums to provide on-line learning support.
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Workload
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This is a 15-point paper and so the total expected workload is 150 hours, including contact time (a total of 30 hours in lectures/seminars, plus 24 hours of workshops/tutorials where students will work on their assessment tasks).
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Prerequisite(s)
No Te Reo pre-requisites; students should have taken at least 60 points in 200-level Science papers.
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