Annotated bibliography: Principles of Māori & Indigenous research ethics Dr Lily George Adjunct Research Fellow Victoria University of Wellington
[email protected] Phone: 064 27 278 7405 February 2021 Te pitau me te koru: The pitau is the young succulent shoot of a fern, often equated with the koru. The spiral design symbolises new life, growth, strength and peace. In the bottom half of this design, the koru represents the movement of different knowledge systems when they choose to move in the same direction while maintaining the integrity of their separate knowledges. The clear space of the diamond in the centre is reminiscent of the huarau fern that creeps across the whenua (land) of Aotearoa (NZ), sending out new shoots to explore new lands and new knowledge. This space is also reminiscent of Te Kore, the Void, the space in creation of great emptiness, and therefore of great potential. The upper half of the design – te pitau – represents the unfurling of new knowledge as different knowledge systems move together, converge, then separate, converge, then separate. Again, they maintain the integrity of their separate knowledge systems while choosing to share knowledge at different points to create new knowledge of relevance to all. TJ Reti is a young Indigenous artist from the Te Kapotai tribe of northern Aotearoa New Zealand. Expressing her cultural connections through art is TJ's passion, as this articulates the love she has for the family and lands to whom she belongs. OVERVIEW This annotated bibliography contributes to the development of the University of Canterbury’s Research Ethics Manual with regard to Treaty of Waitangi obligations.