Awanui Te Huia

He Reo Tuku Iho

Tangata Whenua and Te Reo Maori

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reclaiming a language is a slow-burning process, both deeply personal and intricately connected to the socio-economic, historical and political conditions in which we live. In He reo tuku iho: Tangata whenua and te reo Måaori, Awanui Te Huia focuses on the lived experiences of tangata whenua and explores ways in which they can reclaim te reo. Drawing upon findings from the national research project Manawa u ki te reo Måaori, which surveyed motivations and barriers for Måaori language acquisition and use, Te Huia encourages readers to explore how they can journey back towards te reo Måaori in daily life. We hear from tangata whenua learning te reo, and from those who are fluent, while considering challenges to language reclamation - such as experiences with racism, whakama, historical trauma and resourcing - and ways to overcome these. At the heart of He reo tuku iho is the knowledge that it is possible for Måaori to return te reo to minds, hearts and mouths.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Te Herenga Waka University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781776920174
• ISBN-10: 1776920171
• Artikelnr.: 68466017

Autorenporträt

Awanui Te Huia (Ngati Maniapoto) is a researcher and senior lecturer at the School of Maori Studies Te Kawa a Maui. She has a PhD in psychology that focuses on factors that support heritage language development for Maori learners of te reo Maori. As well as focusing on Maori language learning, she also researches the ways in which Maori and Pakeha learn about colonial history, and how such knowledge contributes to our concepts of biculturalism in Aotearoa. In 2019, for Te Matawai, she led the project Manawa U ki te Reo Maori, which is tied to the findings of this book.