Tōku tūrangawaewae: Culture, identity, and belonging for Māori homeless people

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Tōku tūrangawaewae: Culture, identity, and belonging for Māori homeless people

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University of Waikato

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To be Māori is to have a tūrangawaewae (a place of strength and belonging, a place to stand). If so, is it conceivable that Māori are homeless in our own homeland? This presentation focuses on the experiences of two Māori homeless people who took part in a 3-year research project conducted in partnership with not-for-profit service agencies. Previous research into street homelessness has all but ignored indigenous histories, circumstances and worldviews. The situation in which indigenous peop...

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Research Paper

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Conference item

Date created

2010

Creator

Groot, Shiloh Ann Maree / Hodgetts, Darrin / Nikora, Linda Waimarie / Rua, Mohi

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6300

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Māori / Indigenous / homelessness / cultural practice / home

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