HLWB102 Final - guest speakers

Oranga

• Tribal structures were calibrated to ensure wellbeing of future generations through 

• the protection and conservation of land resources 

• adherence to ngā tikanga: aroha, manaakitanga, awhinatanga, whanaungatanga and tiaki 

• Reciprocity - giving and receiving care 
  Oranga was and is not a static conceptual framework 
  It was and is a living philosophy adjusting over time to new environments 

Matariki is the name of a cluster of stars. What is its full name? 

Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea 

Matariki

goodwill and health

Ururangi

wind

tipuarangi

everything that grows above head (birds)

waipunarangi

rain

tipuanuku

everything that grows in the ground

hiwaiterangi

wishing

waiti

freash water

waita

salt water

pohutukawa

connects us to dead

Appropriation 

To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission 

twilight in regards to Te Tiriti

• Partnership, contract  

• Cultural appropriation doesn’t happen on an individual level  

• No giving back  

• Accountability  

Autism in te reo

Takiwātanga 

Intersectionality

where individuals identify with multiple marginalized groups, they may experience compounded discrimination and barriers to education/healthcare/etc. 

four kōwae - modules for autism

• takiwātanga - autism

• whakawhanauatanga - building relationships

• taiko - environment

  • mana reo - supporting communications

Maori word for Māori homosexuality

Takatāpui

rheumatoid arthritis and new mothers

• Lots of new challenges in first stages of early childhood  

• Lots of challenges due to pain ie holding babies 

• Immune system is lower when pregnant – post pregnancy is time where people might experience system for the first time  

• Mothers feel as if they're failing – associated with psychological distress 

Rheumatoid arthritis framework

• Relationships, cultural responsibilities, justice equity,  

• Inner most circle best practice etc 

Rheumatoid arthritis - whakapapa

• Relationship building in all aspects  

• How we can connect and support relationships in reciprocal ways 

• What are people involved in, what can we do, are there opportunities for us to support people etc 

• Acknowledging Māori collaborators  

• Acknowledging that there's things you don’t know 

• Not idolizing relationships – complexity behind them and that things don’t always go right and there can be repairs  

• Relationships with real engagement – opens up space for creativity and development 

• Important to recognize who you are and what you can bring to the project  

• Own cultural influences 

Rheumatoid arthritis - Tika

• For the project to have a real benefit  

• Making sure there's tangible benefit  

Rheumatoid arthritis - Manaakitanga

• Done in a way were we are respectful of who people are and there needs  

• Include whanau in process  

• Respectful of what people are bringing to research and who they are 

• Participants have option to work with Māori researcher 

Rheumatoid arthritis - mana

• Working with not doing research on participants  

• Giving autonomy and control to participants about how data is used  

• What peoples wants and needs from project are 

• How to support people in way the genuinely contributes to persons life 

What is biostatistics

• The discipline that underpins the use of statistical methods in health and medical research.” 

• “It’s foundation is the mathematics of variability and it encompasses the science of designing quantitative research studies and other data collections, managing and analyzing data, and interpreting the results.” 

• Biostatisticians often work closely with Epidemiologists. 

biostatistics framework

to reduce inequalities Maori face - relate to treaty