Challenging Epistemic Racism: Incorporating Māori Knowledge into the Aotearoa New Zealand Education System

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dc.contributor.authorSwan, Caitlin
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-28T01:39:44Z
dc.date.available2021-04-28T01:39:44Z
dc.date.issued2018en
dc.description.abstractThe Aotearoa New Zealand education system is based largely on Western knowledge, and, consequently, all other epistemologies are silenced, which results in epistemic racism. Epistemic racism disregards certain peoples’ capacity to produce or learn knowledge, denying their full humanity. To challenge this dehumanisation, researchers argue that Indigenous Māori epistemologies need to be incorporated into the education system as equally valid to Western knowledge. Although little research has been done in this area, several frameworks and initiatives have been developed to integrate Indigenous and Western knowledge. They identify some possible supporting factors including community involvement and the availability of Indigenous knowledge resources. Several challenges are also identified, including how to remove the marginalisation from one knowledge system without subordinating another. Epistemic racism is a complex problem that will require the transformation of our education system. However, the first step is to challenge one’s ideas about what counts as valid knowledge.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/101813
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/10867
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterburyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectEpistemic racismen
dc.subjectMāori knowledgeen
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledgeen
dc.subjectknowledge diversityen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::13 - Educationen
dc.titleChallenging Epistemic Racism: Incorporating Māori Knowledge into the Aotearoa New Zealand Education Systemen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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