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Ko Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori – Rāwiri Wright | Tuia Te Ako 2022

Māori learner success
Published: 28 November 2023

Rawiri Wright shares personal experiences and recent events, highlighting the importance of language and cultural identity within the Māori community. He discussed the establishment and significance of Kura Kaupapa Māori, its role in nurturing generations rooted in language, customs, and identity.

About the speaker

Rawiri Wright

Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, England, Scotland, Wales
Tumuaki, Te Runanga nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori

Koni atu i te 40 ngā tau a Rawiri Wright e mahi ana i te ao mātauranga. Mai i te kohanga reo tae ki ngā taumata o te kuratini, te whare wānanga me ngā wānanga a kura, a hapū, a iwi anō hoki - kua kauwhautia e ia mō te aho matua o ngā kura kaupapa māori o Aotearoa, te hītori o te pūnaha mātauranga o Aotearoa me ngā whakaakoranga a Paolo Freire. E ai ki tēnei uri o Ngāti Raukawa ki te Kaokaoroa i Patetere, Te Arawa me Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa - ko te ao mātauranga tētahi o ngā tino āhuatanga i ngaro, i aupēhi ai tātou te iwi Māori nā reira mā te ara mātauranga anō tātou e whakawātea, e whakakaha, e whakaora, kia ū mai anō ki a tātou te Māori tō tātou tino rangatiratanga i roto i te ao mātauranga. I tēnei wā, ko Rawiri te tumuaki o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna ki Te Whanganui a Tara, ā, ko rāua ko Tākuta Cathy Dewes ngā tumuaki takirua o Te Rūnanga nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.

 

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