TUHA-NZ A Treaty Understanding of Hauora in Aotearoa – New Zealand Auckland 12th & 13th May 2011 Guide for workshop • Introductions • The Treaty - the short story • Where do we fit • Treaty - the challenges • The story so far • TUHA-NZ – Background • Faces of Maori – Framework document – Exercise • Loss – Solutions – Summary Introductions • Who are you • Family • Where is home for you • Ancestry • Where do you fit in Health Promotion • 1 to 10 on you knowledge of things Maori [10 high] Maori Demography Summary of main trends • Definition of Maori has changed over time • Current population (ethnic Maori) 526,281 and growing • Largely urban - 1 in 4 live in greater Auckland region • Median age 22 years - Ngai Tahu 23 years Australian Aboriginal 20 years – All New Zealand 33 years • 4% of Maori Population is over 65 • Proportion of Maori children projected to be 1/3 by 2051 • Maori population will comprise about 22% of total New Zealand population by 2051. Where do we in the world? Relationships – the big picture • 230 countries – 180 developing countries or 3rd world – 50 developed or 1st world – 30 OECD (Organisation for Economic & Community Development) • How do Maori stack up as 4th World'ers (indigenous 1st world’ers) Where we fit - conclusion • We (New Zealand) belong to the “Koru Club” of nations and compare ourselves to few countries - 30 or 50 • We are regarded as honest, corrupt free and our data is robust • We are small and malleable • We are an economic, political, and sociological anomaly amongst our friends The story so far • Difficult to present Maori history or Pakeha history in isolation, one without the other would be incomplete, therefore inaccurate. • Our history is one of interaction - in social, sexual, economic, political, and legal terms. • Pakeha politics and society were profoundly effected by Maori influence, as Maori were by Pakeha. • Maori were both reactive and pro-active to the colonial situation, selecting what they accepted to make the most of the situation. The story so far • Ours is a history of conflict – Maori-Maori, Pakeha-Maori, Pakeha- Pakeha, the New Zealand Wars (Maori Land Wars) was the only war that Britain has never won since Queen Victoria ascended the throne • Maori-Pakeha relationships have always been dynamic, changing as we grow as a nation and relationships differed regionally, from theatres of war to theatres of attrition • Relationships evolved far more through acculturation and exchange than through conflict • However, the two cultures did not meet as equals, in reality one side became a coloniser and the other colonised The story so far • As warrior people, in some ways it would have been easier if there had been an outright victor, instead of the expectation and eventual myth of equality. (Treaty) • Maori have had to live and continue to live in two worlds. Traditional / customary law co-existed with participation in Pakeha society. (brown veil) • Pakeha have seldom had to cope with such tension, therefore while the tension to pakeha eyes is a recent phenomena it has always existed for maori. (Cognitive dissonance) • Maori and Pakeha have often been talking past each other. In every step of the relationship has been the possibility of misunderstanding and confusion, quite apart from anything more blameworthy MAORI Many People Many Faces Traditionalist • Native speaker • Belongs to older generation • Practices traditional beliefs • History is clear • Raised within the culture Traditionalist • Strong spiritual base • Extensive cultural knowledge • In tune with environment • Strong sense of kinship • Responsible for passing on knowledge New Traditionalist • “Born again Maori” • Younger generation • Angry • De-colonised (re-programmed) • Articulate New Traditionalist • Can be racist • Group oriented • Back to the land, traditions • Mixture of belief systems from various sources • Strident (on a mission) New Traditionalist • Open display (taonga, moko) • May be unwilling to learn knowledge behind beliefs • Indoctrinated as young adults searching for identity • Can impose values and beliefs on others Universal Maori • Comfortable in both worlds • Appreciates gifts of both worlds • Adaptable • Is a “Mover and Shaker” • Accommodating Universal Maori • Anti – racist • Socially – conscious • Comfortable with both languages • Good health spiritually and physically • Has vision for the future • New intelligentsia Universal Maori • In tune with the environment • Has “courage of heart” • Values Maori culture, without putting down other cultures • Few in numbers, but increasing • New middle class Mainstream Maori • Has adopted Pakeha norms • Does not value traditional beliefs • Has jumped class economically • Has paid own social and cultural costs • Materialistic • Well assimilated by late 20’s Mainstream Maori • Seen by other Maori as having “me” identity • Often possesses technical skills • Seen as “sell out” by traditionalists and new traditionalists • Competitive • Accepts hierarchical power Searching Souls • Identity confusion • Cultural & Social breakdown • Constant state of flux • Always in limbo • mixture of beliefs Searching Souls • Constant state of grief • Acting out • Deprived syndrome • Ill prepared for any changes • Epitomises social problems Searching Souls • Poorly educated • Caught in poverty trap • Few positive Maori role models • Politically naive • Utterly powerless Vacuum Packed (adopted) • Confused • Acquiescent (accommodating) • Treated by Maori in an unfamiliar way • Viewed by some Pakeha differently • Experts at avoiding cultural situations Vacuum Packed (adopted) • Silent, lonely grieving • Search for birth parent • Need to identify iwi • Possible family denial • I’ve found them, what now? Kiwi Fruit • Brown on the outside, very green on the inside • Good looking hybrid • Unusual bitter sweet taste • Gives some people the shits • Can provide great returns & has good export potential TUHANZ intro • Aims to help people and organisations working in health promotion to further understand and apply the treaty in everyday work • TUHANZ can answer help answer such as; – What is the relationship of the treaty and health promotion / practice – What does a treaty based practice mean in my work – How do each of the three treaty articles relate to health promotion – How can they be translated into everyday planning and practice TUHA-NZ a Treaty Understanding of Hauora in Aotearoa – New Zealand • Achieve Maori participation in all aspects of health promotion • Achieve the advancement of Maori health aspirations • Undertake health promotion action, which improves Maori health outcomes TUHA-NZ a Treaty Understanding of Hauora in Aotearoa – New Zealand • Achieve Maori participation in all aspects of health promotion • Achieve the advancement of Maori health aspirations • Undertake health promotion action, which improves Maori health outcomes Being able to apply the Treaty • A Goal: – States the overall purpose of the programme • Objectives: – Identify what it is that the programme seeks to achieve • Strategies: – Identify how the objectives will be achieved • Performance Indicators: – Identify specific targets such as who, where, how much and when • Evaluation – Have we met our objectives & how have we noted that • (Page 16 of document) Introduction of the three Goals • Goal One: – Achieve Maori participation in all aspects of Health promotion • Goal Two: – Achieve the advancement of Maori Health aspirations • Goal Three: – Undertake health promotion action which improves Maori health outcomes 1642 LOSS GAINS 1769 ISOLATION INNOCENCE MORAL IMPERATIVE LAND HEALTH HEALTH LAND EDUCATION $ SOLUTIONS .