Source
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Environment/Sustainable-society-policy/VMO/Indigenous_Maori_knowledge_perspectives_ecosystems.pdf — original source (opens in a new tab; the file is not redistributed)
Context: thesis · te ao Māori environmental values
Summary
A Māori-authored, peer-reviewed chapter presenting a framework of Māori knowledge, values and perspectives on ecosystems and their management. For the project it is the authoritative anchor for two te ao Māori concepts: it defines kaitiakitanga as an active environmental ethic and glosses tino rangatiratanga as self-determination, both from Māori scholars (one of whom, Awatere, is the same author as OT_012).
Key claims
- claim: "Kaitiakitanga is 'stewardship or guardianship of the environment, an active rather than passive relationship' (the chapter attributes the definition to Marsden and Henare 1992; Roberts et al. 1995). A key associated principle is reciprocity (tau utu utu). This is the environmental-ethic, guardianship-and-obligation reading the thesis uses. [verified verbatim against the retrieved full text]"
source_location: "Section on Māori environmental concepts/values (definition list)."
- claim: "Tino rangatiratanga is glossed as 'self-determination' and as 'Māori autonomy... practising self-determination' (decision-making, active participation); the related concept mana whenua is 'authority over land and resources'. Together these carry the 'self-determination over the resources depended on' sense the thesis uses. [verified verbatim against the retrieved full text]"
source_location: "Māori values list + 'Levels of Māori well-being' table."Key thesis insight
- A peer-reviewed Māori-authored anchor for both concepts. Kaitiakitanga and tino rangatiratanga are defined here by Māori scholars in a peer-reviewed volume, which is a stronger basis than a single conversation piece. The framing stays one of consonance between the project’s sustainable/self-contained selection philosophy and these values, never a claim of Māori partnership, consultation or endorsement.
- Depth note: kaitiakitanga is defined substantively here; tino rangatiratanga is a values-table gloss. A deeper dedicated treatment of tino rangatiratanga, or of kaitiakitanga (e.g. Kawharu 2000, the canonical treatment), would strengthen those specific concepts further.
Research targets
No new research targets.
Connections
Links to
Sources (1): OT_012
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