Te hiringa matua, te hiringa tangata, te hiringa o te rangatahi. This
workshop has been designed to be relevant to all professionals working
with young Māori (rangatahi). Participants will learn current and
applied knowledge that will further develop their own cultural
competence. "Hiringa" recognises the essential driving force that is
necessary to activate and enable Māori potential. Hiringa can
initiate transformative outcomes for rangatahi and can enable
transcendance from negative or destructive realities. In this
presentation, leading academic and Māori cultural expert Professor
Meihana Durie will highlight specific rangatahi-centred pathways that
galvanize hiringa leading to flourishing vitality (mauriora), enhanced
wellbeing (hauora) and that forge further capacity for resilience
(manawaroa). A selection of compelling initiatives will be examined to
ascertain the critical success factors that have led to profound and
enduring outcomes for rangatahi, whānau and their communities. A
wider aim of this presentation is to guide participants in refining
the pathways that engender a greater capacity for rangatahi to
cultivate pūmanawa (potential) and to develop pūkenga (life-skills).
Whilst the focus is specifically on rangatahi Māori, the approaches
shared during the presentationare as equally applicable to other life
stages. Some of the specific content Meihana will discuss includes: -
An examination of current challenges and opportunities for rangatahi
and whānau and the implications for those who work with them; - The
application of tikanga (Māori cultural practices) that safeguard mana
(spiritual vitality) and elevate mauri (physical vitality); - The
relevance of Māori cultural practices in the paradigm of modern
practice & how the two can come together to make a difference for
young people; - Applying Māori models of health and education within
a Whānau Ora frame; An exploration of critical elements that help to
build personal identity alongside Māori cultural identity for
rangatahi, including: - Unpacking and finding relevance within
essential messages contained within Māori cultural narratives; -
Collaboration to shape culturally-grounded practices to align with
contemporary realities of rangatahi, their whānau & communities -
Harnessing creativity (whaihanga) to fuel positive growth -
Acquisition and use of Te Reo Māori and Māori knowledge This
presentation is aimed at those who work with or alongside rangatahi in
clinical practice and support roles, as well as those working in
education, social service, whānau ora provision, health promotion,
and community development roles. Professor Meihana Durie heads Te
Pūtahi-a-Toi (School of Māori Knowledge) at Massey University where
he engages in research, teaching and community-orientated work around
cultivating transformative outcomes for whānau, and Māori
communities. He was previously based at Te Wānanga o Raukawa where he
helped establish Ngā Purapura, an iwi-driven initiative built around
high performance sport, exercise and Māori health education. Meihana
is a past recipient of the Sir Peter Snell Doctoral Scholarship in
Exercise Science and Public Health and the HRC Hohua Tutengaehe
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.
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