#25 BIG Podcast - “Māori People, Tribal Borders and Customs in New Zealand” (PART 2) - With: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher – Aotearoa, New Zealand

15/11/2023 33 min

Listen "#25 BIG Podcast - “Māori People, Tribal Borders and Customs in New Zealand” (PART 2) - With: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher – Aotearoa, New Zealand"

Episode Synopsis

The Māori are Indigenous Polynesian peoples with distant roots in the Lapita civilization. First inhabitants of what is called New Zealand, they arrived there more than 1000 years ago. The Māori people is a minority, it forms about 18% of the New Zealand population. In this podcast, we will talk about the anthropological, political and legal history of New Zealand, the context of the declaration of independence (in Māori He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), the treaty of Waitangi, the societal organization of the people Māori (Iwi, Whanau, Hapu) and relations with colonial institutions. An extensive discussion about Māori culture, social and territorial boundaries between different Māori tribes and the importance of genealogy, the involvement of Māori culture within the governance of customs borders and the perspectives of indigenous peoples in research on borders.

Time Markers:
00:00 The role of the Māori People in terms of customs borders
05:55 WorldView of Māori People regarding the phenomenon of Borders?
07:52 New Zealand Customs and Māori responsiveness
10:04 The governance of New Zealand's borders at the time of Covid
13:52 International trade partners with New Zealand and the Māori People
19:56 Main challenges facing New Zealand's borders
22:42 Military history of Māori during the 2 World Wars
28:01 Learnings about Borders from Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous contributions on Borders

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