Biculturalism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Spiritual Wellbeing in the University, Auckland

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Poutama seminars provide learning steps that embrace Māori knowledge, promote Māori Health and create linkages to the growing diversity of interventions utilised within social/mental health communities in Aotearoa.  These marae-based seminars provide excellent professional development opportunities for a wide range of professionals.

Two esteemed Kaihautū Mātauranga Māori will present on the theme of transforming landscapes for Māori in educational settings.

Dr Valance Smith (Ngāpuhi, Waikato, Ngāti Haina, Ngāti Pākehā) has a PhD in Māori and Indigenous Development. He was appointed to Assistant Pro-Vice Chancellor in Māori Advancement AUT in 2019 and is also a newly proud dad. Dr Valance Smith leads the Mātauranga Māori Strategy at AUT providing cultural leadership and directorship. He holds leadership responsibilities within his whānau and to the wider communities he is involved with. Valance’s doctoral thesis examined the role of contemporary Māori music in promoting Te reo Māori (2014). His recent research applies mātauranga Māori across many disciplines including kaitiakitanga, well-being, and research in design for health; his current research is in enhancing native biodiversity on farms, and exploring a Māori understanding of agroecology. Valance is also involved with and helped develop The Citizenship Programme working with Odyssey House and Emerge Aotearoa.

Victor Grbic (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Pākehā) has shared his knowledge of and passion for Te Ao Māori with almost all students passing through the tertiary departments he has taught. He has led noho marae and wānanga within Performing Arts for the past fifteen years, drawing on his experience in Wānanga Reo and community Treaty education groups to facilitate student engagement with Māori world view, mātauranga and tikanga. Victor has moved recently to the position of Kaihautū, Mātauranga Māori at Unitec to continue this mahi through staff development and support with Māori student success as a priority. His Masters of Design research (2016) focussed on online sharing of mātauranga associated with Unitec’s Te Noho Kotahitanga marae.

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