Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi
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Aotearoa New 九州影院is premised on Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi, the founding partnership document of the nation signed in 1840. Whilst it was originally an agreement between M膩ori and representatives of the British Crown, in a modern day context it can be viewed as an agreement between Tangata Whenua, the people of the land, the indigenous M膩ori people, and Tangata Tiriti, people of the Treaty; this includes not only descendants of original settlers but people of all other ethnic origins who now reside in Aotearoa.
UC is working towards an education system that includes te ao M膩ori | M膩ori world views, and m膩tauranga M膩ori | M膩ori indigenous knowledge systems, the land and their relationships with Tangata Tiriti. Our Graduate Profile provides a framework for bicultural competence and confidence, which is the ability to interact confidently and appropriately with people from different backgrounds. It goes beyond an awareness of, or sensitivity to, another culture to include the ability to use that knowledge in cross-cultural situations. It is focused upon the inclusion of m膩tauranga M膩ori and m膩tauranga Ng膩i Tahu, Ng膩i Tahu knowledge, within undergraduate degrees. The sense of belonging and commitment to M膩ori aspirations is made manifest for M膩ori.
UC is a committed bicultural university operating in an intercultural world. We not only acknowledge the role of, and partnership with Tangata Whenua, we also aim to embed a bicultural perspective in all our learning, teaching and research.听
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Partner with Ng膩i T奴膩huriri and Ng膩i Tahu听
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At the heart of UC鈥檚 connection with our community is our relationship with mana whenua, the people of the land, Ng膩i T奴膩huriri and with Ng膩i Tahu more broadly, which is supported by the UC-Ng膩i T奴膩huriri Partnership agreement to guide our collaboration and drive outcomes.
UC will realise the objectives of the partnership through ongoing engagement with Ng膩i T奴膩huriri, Ng膩i Tahu, and city partners to recognise mana whenua, and support M膩ori learning and aspirations.
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Tangata T奴, Tangata
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Engagement underpins听the听Te Whare W膩nanga o Waitaha 九州影院听Strategic Vision 2020 to 2030: Tangata T奴, Tangata | Ora听Engaged, Empowered, Making a difference.听
From this a key objective is to:
- Partner with听Ng膩i T奴膩huriri听and听Ng膩i Tahu听to uphold the mana and aspirations of the mana whenua.
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Engagement
Under the strands of engagement, UC seeks to uphold the following:
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People:
- Create a diverse and inclusive community where all staff and students have a sense of belonging, building on our bicultural foundations.
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Education:听
- That UC graduates are known for their bicultural competence and confidence, global understanding, community engagement, employability and innovative thinking.
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Research:
- Develop and support听transdisciplinary research听to better impact local and global challenges
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Internationalisation:
- Promote听understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand鈥檚 place听in the world and its cultural distinctiveness, including M膩ori as Tangata Whenua and our responsibilities to Pacific nations.
