Mā Te Rae Strategic Direction
Nau mai, haere mai
Kia ora koutou katoa, this space has been created to connect Māori evaluators and those who seek to advance iwi Māori through quality evaluation with Mā Te Rae - Māori Evaluation Association
Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Māori Evaluation
Mā Te Rae ka rangatira ai …
Connecting, Sharing, Moving forward together
We acknowledge the footsteps of those we are walking in, those who have gone before and paved the way, established relationships and opened doors within the many realms that evaluation exists. In recent years Māori evaluators have come together and mobilised to support Iwi/Māori evaluators and Iwi/Māori evaluation to progress the development of our people. In 2015 Mā Te Rae - Māori Evaluation Association was established and we have the privilege of hosting our inaugural international evaluation conference to the world.
Underpinning our Association and reflected in our name, is our whakatauki (proverb) - Mā te rae ka rangatira ai, which guides us to:
Look deep, far and wide
With clarity and a critical consciousness
Grounded in our Māori world
Seeing with our eyes, our mind, body and spirit
And it is this traditional wisdom that provides the overarching kaupapa (platform) for our conference.
Our Kaupapa - Themes
The Mā Te Rae conference is framed by four key kaupapa/themes - our environment, our language and culture, our wellbeing and our future generations. Two critical interconnecting themes are ‘claiming the space’ (self-determination) and ‘traditional knowledge’.
Our EnvironmentReflecting on evaluations that focus on initiatives and issues impacting on the environment. What are the ways that we as indigenous evaluators are guided by our traditional knowledge in this space?
Our Language & CultureThe revitalisation of our indigenous language and culture plays an important part in our sovereign journey. What have we learned about how to evaluate language and culture specific programmes and approaches?
Mā Te Rae
Māori Evaluation Association
Mā Te Rae ka rangatira ai...
Connecting, Sharing, Moving forward together
Phone: 027 294 4385
Email: koreromai@maaterae.maori.nz
