Resourcing rangatiratanga as part of constitutional transformation: taking equity and sovereignty seriously

Type of content
Journal Article
Thesis discipline
Degree name
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Language
en
Date
2023
Authors
Heyes A
Evans R
Fukofuka P
Scobie, Matthew
Abstract

This study explores possibilities for resourcing rangatiratanga, or Indigenous self-determination. We start by illustrating the role of taxation in erasing Indigenous sovereignty to first establish colonial authority, and then maintain this authority through an inequitable taxation system. We are motivated by emerging arguments around the importance for Indigenous practices and perspectives in governance, but without the proper resourcing to do so, Indigenous peoples rely on limited capacity and immeasurable amounts of unpaid labour. We thus explore how a colonial authority has resourced its authority, and erased Indigenous sovereignty, while exploring opportunities to resource Indigenous self-determination. This study merely scratches the surface of possibilities by mapping and mirroring sources of revenue generated by the Government of New Zealand and imagining how this revenue can either be shared through various means (incremental opportunities) or how Indigenous authorities can resource themselves through alternative means (progressive opportunities). In doing so we take the possibilities of a Te Tiriti-compliant taxation system seriously.

Description
Citation
Scobie M, Heyes A, Evans R, Fukofuka P Resourcing rangatiratanga as part of constitutional transformation: taking equity and sovereignty seriously. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 1-18.
Keywords
Ngā upoko tukutuku/Māori subject headings
Nga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Tōrangapū | Politics::Tino rangatiratanga | Chieftaincy, Paramount; Māori sovereignty; Paramount chieftaincy; Sovereignty, Māori
Nga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Ohaoha | Economics::Umanga | Business::Pūtea | Finance
ANZSRC fields of research
Fields of Research::45 - Indigenous studies::4511 - Ngā tāngata, te porihanga me ngā hapori o te Māori (Māori peoples, society and community)::451107 - Te kāwana ā-hapori, whakatau take hoki o te Māori (Māori community governance and decision making)
Fields of Research::45 - Indigenous studies::4511 - Ngā tāngata, te porihanga me ngā hapori o te Māori (Māori peoples, society and community)::451112 - Te ahumoni Māori (Māori finance)
Rights
All rights reserved unless otherwise stated