Matike Mai - Planning for constitutional transformation webinar

Matike Mai - Planning for constitutional transformation
8:30am Sunday 24 March
Kaikōrero:
Darryn Ooi, Dr Veronica Tawhai, Prof Tim McCreanor
Ringa hāpai:
Jenny Rankine
Matike Mai works understandings of the independence of hapū and iwi, alongside their interdependence through whakapapa, within the wider Māori polity, as the basis for constitutional authority. It constructs a similar dynamic between Māori and the Crown where just constitutional relations require the independence of both to make decisions for their peoples, while acknowledging their relationships under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. To enact this vision of ‘conciliatory and consensual democracy’, to ‘work together as equals’ in the light of the realities of colonial history and unresolved injustice and disparity, the Crown needs to be able to match the radical generosity from Māori and bring to the table a mighty commitment from Tangata Tiriti because as a group we are so far behind our Tiriti partner.
Collectively we are ignorant of our history, careless in regard to our environment, insecure in our identity and deeply privileged in our lives.
Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English.
This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info