Overview
Utilising matauranga Māori the course will focus on the histories, actors and pedagogies that undergird the development and the practices of indigenous peacemaking with a special emphasis on Moriori.
This course explores how Māori, Moriori, and other Indigenous communities in Aotearoa and the Pacific reclaim cultural, political, and social authority. Peacemaking is examined within the context of settler colonialism, where relationships between people, land, sea, and ancestral knowledge shape identity, belonging, and political voice. Drawing on tōtōhungatanga Moriori, mātauranga Māori, land-based learning, and case studies, students explore resurgence as a way Indigenous peoples navigate colonial systems of governance, assert rangatiratanga and self-determination, strengthen collective wellbeing, and restore relationships within and beyond their communities, including with the state. The course also examines Indigenous traditions of dispute resolution, collective decision-making, and justice, highlighting relational approaches to leadership, responsibility, and balance.
About this paper
| Paper title | Indigenous Approaches to Peacemaking and Reconciliation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Peace and Conflict Studies |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,498.25 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MPCS
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Assoc. Prof. Liana MacDonald
- Textbooks
To be advised.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To be advised.
Overview
Explores how Māori, Moriori, and Pacific communities use peacemaking, land-based knowledge, and relational governance to restore balance, assert authority, and strengthen wellbeing under settler colonialism.
This course explores how Māori, Moriori, and other Indigenous communities in Aotearoa and the Pacific reclaim cultural, political, and social authority. Peacemaking is examined within the context of settler colonialism, where relationships between people, land, sea, and ancestral knowledge shape identity, belonging, and political voice. Drawing on tōtōhungatanga Moriori, mātauranga Māori, land-based learning, and case studies, students explore resurgence as a way Indigenous peoples navigate colonial systems of governance, assert rangatiratanga and self-determination, strengthen collective wellbeing, and restore relationships within and beyond their communities, including with the state. The course also examines Indigenous traditions of dispute resolution, collective decision-making, and justice, highlighting relational approaches to leadership, responsibility, and balance.
About this paper
| Paper title | Indigenous Approaches to Peacemaking: Land, Sovereignty and Resurgence |
|---|---|
| Subject | Peace and Conflict Studies |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MPCS
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Assoc. Prof. Liana MacDonald
- Textbooks
To be advised.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To be advised.