Indigenous constructs of wellbeing and wellness vary greatly from the construct of mental health in the Western paradigm of health. Yet Western instruments, validated within Western populations, are often used to assess the wellbeing or mental health of Indigenous peoples. This is to the detriment of the health of Indigenous peoples. To support the decolonization …
This paper tells the story of a case study of Māori Health Service Provider involvement in interpreting and utilising childhood immunisation data within the Taranaki region of Aotearoa, New Zealand, between 2017 and 2019. This Kaupapa Māori (Māori approach) qualitative research was led by a community researcher with longstanding relationships with the health organisations in …
Te Oro Tapu is an online community for kaimahi Māori that embraces Māori ways of knowing and doing. Te Oro Tapu provides an environment that is conducive for kaimahi Māori to discover, learn, be inspired and to reflect on Māori ways of knowing and doing through online resources and whakawhiti kōrero. The aim of Te …
