SpeakersKarina.jpg Organisation: Indigenous Wellness Research Institute,University of Washington Position: Director Choctaw of Oklahoma An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Karina Walter, PhD, founded and directs the university-wide, interdisciplinary Indigenous Wellness Research Institute as the University of Washington. A recipient of a Fulbright Award, Karina’s research focuses on historical, social, and cultural determinants of physical and mental health among American Indians and Alaska Natives. She serves as principal investigator on several ground-breaking studies associated with health risk outcomes among American Indian individuals, families, and communities funded by the National Institutes of Health. tess.jpg Organisation: Indigenous Wellness Research Institute,University of Washington Position: Associate Director Associate Professor Teresa (Tessa) Evans-Campbell is the Associate Director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington. She is also the Director of MSW program in the School of Social Work, University of Washington. She belongs to the Society for Social Work and Research, the National Associate of Social Workers, and the Council for Social Work Education. She sits on the Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee and serves on a number of boards and committees related to Native American family wellness. She has extensive practice experience in Indian child welfare, adoptions, and community advocacy/organizing with American Indian communities. Cherryl Smith.jpg Organisation: Te Atawhai o Te Ao - Independent Māori Institute for Environment and Health Position: Co-Director Ngā Wairiki/Ngāti Apa, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu Cherryl has over 20 years experience working in the area of Kaupapa Māori research across the environment, health and education sectors. Graduated from the University of Auckland with a PhD in Education. She leads the Health Research Council funded programme of research He Kokonga Whare: Māori Intergenerational Trauma and Healing – A study of the ways that historical trauma has impacted on Māori and the ways that Māori view health and wellbeing generationally. Cherryl lives in Whanganui and has 8 mokopuna. A researcher on Māori health and wellbeing, working on a range of research projects for whānau, hapū and iwi. Previous projects on Māori fertility, Māori Vietnam Veterans, Grandparents Raising Mokopuna, Māori Historical Trauma and Healing, Hapū research, Māori Men and Women Post Release from Prison, and Asthma in Schools Project. Leonie Square.jpg Organisation: Te Kotahi Research Institute Position: Director Te Ātiawa, Ngā Māhanga a Tairi, Ngāti Māhanga Associate Professor Leonie Pihama is a mother of six and a grandmother of four. Leonie is an Associate Professor and the Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute at the University of Waikato. She has worked as a senior lecturer in Education at the University of Auckland teaching in the fields of policy analysis, Māori women’s issues, and the politics of representation of indigenous peoples. Leonie is currently the Principal Investigator on three Health Research Council projects, ‘He Oranga Ngākau: Māori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care’, ‘Honour Project Aotearoa’, and ‘He Ngākau Māori: Investigating Māori Cultural Constructions of Emotions’. Linda square.jpg Organisation: Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Position: Professor of Education and Māori Development Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith is Professor of Education and Māori Development at the University of Waikato. She has previously held the position of Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori and Dean of the School of Māori and Pacific Development. Professor Smith is a Fellow of the American Association for Research in Education and serves on a number of New Zealand’s research organisations and funding bodies. She has over 25 years of experience in Kaupapa Māori theory, research and policy development. She has been at the cutting edge of Kaupapa Māori methodology and is widely respected within the Māori Health Research sector. Ngaropi Cameron.jpg Organisation: Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki Position: Director Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa Ngaropi is the Foundation Member, Director and Senior Domestic Violence Programme Facilitator and Educator of Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki. Ngaropi has worked in the social service area in a variety of environs for over 25 years. Throughout this time she has been involved in numerous local and national community development projects implementing a variety of kaupapa Māori services, trainings and resources. Ngaropi was the only ACC accredited Māori sexual abuse counsellor for Taranaki for 15 years, is a former member of the Ministry of Justice Domestic Violence Programme Approvals Panel 2002 – 2011 and former member of Māori Advisory Board National Taskforce on Family Violence. Tania Mataki.jpg Organisation: Te Puna Oranga Position: Manager Kai Tahu, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hamoa Tania grew up in Otautahi (Christchurch), she has been married to Daniel Mataki for 40 years and has five adult children and 7 mokopuna. Tania is the third eldest of five sisters and one brother. Whānau ora concept’s is key to her whānau wellbeing in every aspect of their lives. Tania is the manager for Te Puna Oranga, a Kaupapa Māori service established in 1984 based on tikanga Māori values and beliefs. Tania works with wāhine, tamariki and their whānau in the area of sexual abuse healing, prevention and intervention, care and protection, parenting and supporting whānau to find their own solutions. Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan.JPG Organisation: Te Whānau o Te Rau Aroha Limited Position: Director Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Tauranga Moana An artist, poet, and a visionary. She is a Board Member of the International Indian Treaty Council and is a Representative for the Nucl ear Free and Independent Pacific movement. Hinewirangi teaches in New Zealand and abroad, conducting workshops on all aspects of Māori philosophies of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Her areas of expertise include traditional Māori parenting and healing; Māori flute-making; and indigenous poetry and drama. Rihi Te Nana.jpg Organisation: Kakariki Consulting Limited Position: Senior Consultant Ngā Puhi, Te Atihau nui ā Pāpārangi, Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto Rihi Te Nana is a senior consultant with Kakariki Ltd and provides services in the area of Social work practice, Māori and Indigenous Social service provision, Counselling and Wellbeing training, professional supervision and research. She worked for over ten years as the Māori Development Leader for Relationships Aotearoa. Rihi has been a part of key research related to areas such as Whakapakari Whānau as a sustainable healing and well-being practice; Māori Traditional Childrearing Practices and investigating the impact of Historial Trauma on whānau. Rihi is a part of the ‘He Kokonga Whare’ research programme looking at the impact of sexual violence on Māori through a Kaupapa Māori and historical trauma lens. |
