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MAORI304-23A (HAM)
Sustainability in Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Contexts
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Convenor(s)
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Moe Edmonds
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ITS.G.50A
moe.edmonds@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
Nau mai e hine, nau mai e tama ki tēnei kaupapa a tātou. Whātoro mai ōu ringa ki ngā mātauranga ka hora ki mua i a koutou. Huakina mai ō kanohi kia tau mai he māramatanga, kia paku hīnātore mai rānei ngā mōhiotanga o te ao taketake kei mua i tō aroaro.
Welcome to MAORI304 where we examine Indigenous worldviews, environmental values, and concepts of sustainability, and consider the place of Indigenous knowledges in creating sustainable futures. I encourage you to be open to new ideas and perspectives, to work hard, and to respect others in the class. I hope you find MAORI304 interesting and challenging, and look forward to engaging with you in your learning over the course of this paper.
This paper looks at Indigenous epistemological formations of sustainability as one of the most pressing issues for Indigenous peoples particularly in the Pacific, and also as a concept where Indigenous peoples can be prominent in influencing discourses. Over the course of the semester, students will explore Indigenous environmental ethics and approaches to sustainability in a range of local, regional and international sites, with the geographic focus of the paper primarily on Aotearoa, the Pacific region and North America.How this paper will be taught
This is an A trimester paper. There are three contact hours per week consisting of one two-hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial. You are expected to attend all lectures and tutorials.
This paper is offered with FLEXI mode meaning that the teaching and learning are able to be carried out using two methods; online, via Zoom and attendance in person in the class. A room has been allocated for classroom delivery of teaching and an online option will be available via zoom at the set timetable. Please refer to Moodle for the Zoom link. Students are encouraged to attend campus classes to get the most out of their learning experience, otherwise if not in class, they should be attending via zoom.
Tutorials will also be FLEXI but students should attend campus if and where possible.
Outside of lectures, I will be available for you to contact via email and Moodle during my office hours which are posted in Moodle.
Required Readings
Nelson, M., & Shilling, D. (Eds.). (2018). Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability (New Directions in Sustainability and Society). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Please note that the book required is available online through the library and does not need to be purchased.
- Additional weekly readings and other resources will be made available through Moodle.
You will need to have
Access to a computer/laptop/device and WIFI
Good organisational skills to plan your workload and ensure that you meet deadlines for assessments;
Completed readings made available through Moodle or through the Library in order to actively participate in discussions
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
A marking schedule for each assessment will be provided in Moodle. The assessments for this paper have been constructed to reflect course content and to align with the learning outcomes.
* Students must achieve a total 50% (C-) or higher in order to pass the paper.
The assessment scale used to measure your overall achievement in the paper is as follows:
90-100 A+
85-89 A
80-84 A-
75-79 B+
70-74 B
65-69 B-
60-64 C+
55-59 C
* 50-54 C-
40-49 Fail D
0- 39 Fail E
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.