“Rangahau Whai Kiko: Transformative Māori and Indigenous Research”
Hosted by MAI ki Waikato on behalf of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Te Kupenga o MAI the 2014 National Māori & Indigenous Doctoral Conference will be held from Friday 21st November - Sunday 23rd November 2014, at Maketu Marae, Kawhia.
On behalf of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, Te Kupenga o MAI, and MAI ki Waikato, an invitation is being extended to all Māori and Indigenous doctoral candidates to put this date in their diaries.
Held just a few days before the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga 2014 Conference, the hope is that graduates will attend this years National MAI event, and then continue on up to Tāmaki for the NPM International Indigenous Development Research Conference from Tuesday 25th November - Friday 28th November at the University of Auckland.
For all those who attend both events it will be an inspirational week of speakers, seminars, insight and stimulation. Bringing together creative and visionary practitioners in the field of indigenous research.
For more information about the 2014 National MAI Conference, please visit the MAI ki Waikato information page.
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/rangahau/maikiwaikato/maiconference2014
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