Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: The Lives and Times of Children Educated under the New Zealand Native Schools Act.

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 9:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Indigenous Narratives in Education Research

Abstract

In our study, we three participants, now in our 70s, aimed to provide an insider perspective on the contested public education arena within a democracy. Our goal was to reflect on our experiences as Māori students and the complexities and challenges we faced under the Māori Education Act. This journey was not just academic; it became a deeply personal and emotional exploration of how education has shaped our identities as Indigenous individuals.

Authors

• Margaret J. Maaka, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

• Ivy Kahukiwa Smith, Te Kōpere o te Iwi o Hineuru