Weaving our Worlds

Melanie Nelson
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Weaving our Worlds

Melanie Nelson seeks to foster mutual understanding between Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa. Long-form conversations enable learning, insight and positive change. Topics are diverse ranging from te reo to the arts, and te Tiriti to the environment.

Episódios

  1. 6 DE OUT.

    #9: Sarah Hopkinson - Exploring Pākehā identity, sustainability, and te Tiriti justice

    In this thought-provoking episode, Sarah Hopkinson, a māmā, curriculum designer, urban farmer, and storyteller, joins Melanie to unravel the intricate threads of identity, ancestry, and the environment. Sarah delves into what it means to be Pākehā in Aotearoa, reflecting on collective accountability, the deep-rooted values shaping our land, and the relationship between humans and the more-than-human world. As a passionate advocate for te Tiriti justice and sustainable education, Sar...

    1h5min

  2. 16 DE AGO.

    #8: Jen Margaret - Honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi, changing systems and working as allies

    In this insightful episode, Melanie Nelson sits down with Jen Margaret, a dedicated advocate and educator for te Tiriti o Waitangi. Jen has spent over 30 years championing the importance of te Tiriti and the responsibilities it entails for Pākehā and Tauiwi in Aotearoa. Jen shares her personal journey into this work, starting with her first encounter with te Tiriti at university and the subsequent realisation of how little she had been taught about Aotearoa’s founding document. She delve...

    1h3min

  3. 12 DE JUL.

    #7: Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod - Toitū te Reo festival, the future of the language and the need for allies

    Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod joins Melanie to talk about the upcoming celebration of te reo Māori - the first national Māori language festival, Toitū te Reo. He shares about the inspiration and focus of the festival, its welcoming nature to all, and what it will look and feel like. We discuss some of the speakers and topics which will be included.We also talk more broadly about the future of te reo Māori, the role for Pākehā and Tauiwi in embracing te reo, dealing with government attacks on te re...

    55min

  4. 16 DE JUN.

    #6: Beth Tupara-Katene - Ocean centred marine-governance, community led solutions & customary/commercial fisheries

    Beth Tupara-Katene joins Melanie to share the findings of research project Tangaroa Ararau. The project has focused on how to put Tangaroa and Hinemoana (the ocean) at the centre of marine governance, with decisions led collectively by local communities. We include Māori perspectives on governance and relating to the ocean, across the spectrum of kaitiakitanga (guardianship), customary and commercial fisheries, grounded in te Tiriti o Waitangi. Beth describes a vision of thriving oceans ...

    58min

  5. 3 DE FEV.

    #5: Dr Jessica Hutchings - Māori food sovereignty, GMOs & being allies

    Dr Jessica Hutchings talks about Māori and indigenous food sovereignty, and her practice of this in her own life, through growing food, research and sharing knowledge. She articulates her views on GMOs and the risks that genetic engineering pose to indigenous peoples and their sovereignty. Also, Jessica shares about the difficulties of ensuring Māori values and voices are centred in the organic and regenerative agriculture movements, and gives insights to behaviours of good allies.Resour...

    1h4min

  6. 22 DE JAN.

    #4: Alex Barnes - Co-governance education, walking between worlds & growing peace

    Alex Barnes talks about the complexities and benefits co-governance education in Aotearoa through application of te Tiriti o Waitangi, the subject of his recently completed PhD. We also discuss some of our experiences over decades of walking between te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā, and why we perceive them as different worlds. Plus we delve into how we, as Pākehā, identify ourselves in te ao Māori and understand our relationship with people and kaupapa we are involved in, and how we are con...

    1h11min

  7. 23/12/2023

    #3: Hona Black - Being Māori in a Pākehā world, Māori humour and sexuality in te reo

    Hona Black talks about Māori wit and humour and his efforts to help revitalise that particular aspect of te reo. He shares his experience growing up in a Māori speaking household and kura kaupapa, and the challenges of life in a society where the English language and Western cultural norms dominate. Plus, he explores Māori attitudes to sexuality and the layers of sexuality in te reo Māori. He has been awarded a Marsden Grant to research the desexualisation of te reo Māori domains, ...

    1h8min

  8. 15/12/2023

    #2: Dame Anne Salmond - Criticism of Treaty principles review & our opportunity to live creatively

    Dame Anne Salmond talks about her experience of walking between worlds over the past 50 years, witnessing racism and injustice, and working to grow understanding. She shares her views on any moves by the government to review the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi. She explains that it is the Māori text which was signed and must be adhered to, and how te Tiriti provides us the opportunity to live together creatively.

    46min

  9. 09/12/2023

    #1: Whirimako Black - Mōteatea, cultural reconnection & music as healing

    Whirimako Black speaks openly about memories of her early life in Te Urewera and Kawerau and how that has shaped her life and career. She shares her love of mōteatea, her reo and culture, and desire to share that with people. This deep and personal conversation traverses her whānau influences and inspirations, cultural disconnection and reconnection, trauma, identity, authenticity, and the power of connection, music and art for healing.

    1h1min
  • 9 episódios

Sobre

Melanie Nelson seeks to foster mutual understanding between Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa. Long-form conversations enable learning, insight and positive change. Topics are diverse ranging from te reo to the arts, and te Tiriti to the environment.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Melanie Nelson
  • Anos de atividade
    2023 - 2024
  • Episódios
    9
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Weaving our Worlds
  • Site do podcast
    Weaving our Worlds

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