This Professional Learning session offers an introductory understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This workshop is for non-Māori only, to ensure cultural safety for participants.

It is an interactive, online workshop using video, discussion groups and other interactive activities.

Watch a short video about the course.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for non-Māori only, to ensure cultural safety for participants. Workshops will cater for those with little or no previous knowledge and for those who want to refresh their knowledge.

We recommend participation in this workshop prior to others in our Success for Māori Learners range. It is an essential introduction for courses focussing on implementation of Te Tiriti.

A version of the workshop designed for Māori is also available.

Topics covered

• The content includes an overview of events leading up to the signing in 1840
• what the Tiriti says, the consequences of colonisation
• Tiriti-related policy in the tertiary education sector today.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course participants will have a basic understanding of how Te Tiriti o Waitangi informs current government expectations in the tertiary education sector in relation to decision-making, Māori cultural responsiveness and equity.

This learning will provide the foundation for other workshops which explore specific aspects of Tiriti applications.

Facilitator

Catherine Delahunty

Catherine Delahunty has been teaching Te Tiriti o Waitangi workshops with a wide range of groups and in Polytechnics since 1988. She has also worked for the Department of Conservation, been a youth worker, a campaigner for Greenpeace, and a consultant on education issues. While in Parliament, she was spokesperson on education for the Green Party for nine years with a strong focus on adult education and was the Tangata Tiriti spokesperson working on Te Tiriti issues. She is a writer, a grassroots activist in Hauraki and a grandmother.

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