A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context
The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is widely used in Aotearoa, New Zealand to both unite and distinguish these peoples and cultures. As a collective noun of separate peoples, Māori and Pasifika are used to acknowledge the common Pacific ancestry that both cultures share, whilst distinguishing Māori as In...
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| description | The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is widely used in Aotearoa, New Zealand to both unite and distinguish these peoples and cultures. As a collective noun of separate peoples, Māori and Pasifika are used to acknowledge the common Pacific ancestry that both cultures share, whilst distinguishing Māori as Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Pasifika as migrants from other lands in the Pacific region. The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is a ‘label’ established in New Zealand to combine the minority cultural populations of both Māori, and Pacific migrant peoples, into a category defined by New Zealand policy and discourse. Migration for Māori and Pasifika to Australia (from Aotearoa) has generated new discussion amongst these diasporic communities (in Australia) on the appropriate collective term(s) to refer to Māori and Pasifika peoples and cultures. Some believe that in Australia, Māori should no longer be distinguished from Pasifika as they are not Indigenous (to Australia), while others believe the distinction should continue upon migration. Through the voices of Samoan and Māori researchers who reside in Australia, insider voices are honoured and cultural genealogy is privileged in this discussion of the label ‘Māori and Pasifika’ in the Australian context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64195afb60c64497a8de3667939a0c412023-11-22T13:12:34ZengMDPI AGGenealogy2313-57782021-07-01537010.3390/genealogy5030070A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New ContextDion Enari0Innez Haua1Department of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Techonology, Auckland 1011, New ZealandDepartment of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW 2109, AustraliaThe term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is widely used in Aotearoa, New Zealand to both unite and distinguish these peoples and cultures. As a collective noun of separate peoples, Māori and Pasifika are used to acknowledge the common Pacific ancestry that both cultures share, whilst distinguishing Māori as Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Pasifika as migrants from other lands in the Pacific region. The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is a ‘label’ established in New Zealand to combine the minority cultural populations of both Māori, and Pacific migrant peoples, into a category defined by New Zealand policy and discourse. Migration for Māori and Pasifika to Australia (from Aotearoa) has generated new discussion amongst these diasporic communities (in Australia) on the appropriate collective term(s) to refer to Māori and Pasifika peoples and cultures. Some believe that in Australia, Māori should no longer be distinguished from Pasifika as they are not Indigenous (to Australia), while others believe the distinction should continue upon migration. Through the voices of Samoan and Māori researchers who reside in Australia, insider voices are honoured and cultural genealogy is privileged in this discussion of the label ‘Māori and Pasifika’ in the Australian context.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/5/3/70MāoriPasifikadiasporaPacificIndigenoussovereignty |
| spellingShingle | Dion Enari Innez Haua A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context Genealogy Māori Pasifika diaspora Pacific Indigenous sovereignty |
| title | A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context |
| title_full | A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context |
| title_fullStr | A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context |
| title_short | A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context |
| title_sort | maori and pasifika label an old history new context |
| topic | Māori Pasifika diaspora Pacific Indigenous sovereignty |
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