Lesley Rameka

Whenua ki te whenua. Indigenous naming of the land and its people

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
hononga
naming
revitalising traditional practices
whakapapa
Author(s): 
Lesley Rameka
Mere Berryman
Diana Cruse
DOI: 
10.20507/MAIJournal.2023.12.2.13

Whenua ki te whenua. Indigenous naming of the land and its people by reconnecting the past to the present and the future

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A Māori and Pacific lens on infant and toddler provision in early childhood education

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
Māori
Pacific
infants
Caregiving
traditions
practices
Author(s): 
Lesley Rameka
Ali Glasgow

This article presents the findings from a 2014 nationwide online survey conducted with Māori and Pacific teachers working in Māori and Pacific early childhood services and language nests. The paper emphasizes that key to educational success for Māori and Pasifika children is the acknowledgement that they are culturally located and the recognition that effective education must embrace culture.

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