Homeless Māori Men: Re-connection, Re-joining, and Re-membering Ways of Being

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Homeless Māori Men: Re-connection, Re-joining, and Re-membering Ways of Being

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There are a range of interventions and programmes to address the on-going issue of Māori homelessness. This thesis explores a gardening project hosted by a Ngāti Whātua marae (communal complex used for everyday Māori life) in Auckland for homeless Māori men. The garden project facilitates a sense of belonging, dignity, purpose, meaning and connectedness with other Māori people. It provides insights into how culturally-patterned relationships are centrally important to resolving the overrepres...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2014

Creator

King, Pita Richard Wiremu

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8783

Related subjects

Māori psychology / Indigenous psychology / Māori homelessness / Gardening / Everyday life / Māori health / Gardens

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