This professional development workshop offers a brief visual history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for those who have not previously attended a Te Tiriti workshop.

Time:

10.00am – 2.30pm (with a break from 11.30am – 1.00pm)

Topics covered

The workshop covers several aspects of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand:

• the historical context before Te Tiriti
• the Articles and signing of Te Tiriti itself
• events after Te Tiriti
• Te Tiriti today
• what Te Tiriti means for tertiary practitioners and educators.

The learning outcomes

By learning about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, participants will:

• understand the relationship between the Māori and non-Māori Treaty partners
• apply the bicultural links to their workplace practices and teaching in a more informed manner.

Who is it for

This workshop is suitable for Tangata Tiriti (non-Maori) practitioners and educators in the tertiary sector who seek to gain a better understanding of the bicultural nature of our country and the implications for their teaching practice.

About the facilitator

Dr Heather Came is a senior lecturer based in the Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research at Manukau campus. Heather is an activist scholar with a commitment to applied research that disrupts institutional racism and strengthens Tiriti application. He Tangata Tiriti ahau. Heather has an extensive background in social justice activism.

Illustration by Toby Morris & Ministry of Education, copyright © Crown 2018