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Contributions to urban Indigenous self-determination: the story of Neeginan and Kaupapa Māori

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2020

Darwin Horning  and
Beth Baumbrough
Darwin Horning*
Affiliation:
School of Environmental Planning, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Beth Baumbrough
Affiliation:
School of Environmental Planning, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
*
Author for correspondence: Darwin Horning, E-mail: Darwin.Horning@unbc.ca; Darwin.Horning@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper considers two different Indigenous-led initiatives, the Neeginan initiative (Winnipeg, Canada) and the Kaupapa Māori movement (New Zealand), within the context of urban Indigenous self-determination, examining the role, or contributions of, each towards the realisation of Indigenous self-determination. Neeginan originates from, and focuses on, building a sense of community, through education programs, social assistance and affordable housing, with local Indigenous knowledge providing the foundational guiding principles. This is compared to the Kaupapa Māori movement's role in the revival of traditional cultural and language practices in education, which has resulted in the development of an overwhelmingly successful parallel non-government school system based on Māori culture, language and philosophy.

Keywords

EducationIndigenousMaoripolicyself-determinationurban
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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , December 2021 , pp. 393 - 401
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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