Recalling Aotearoa Indigenous Politics and Ethnic Relations in New Zealand

by Fleras, Augie; Spoonley, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780195583717
• ISBN10: 019558371X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Cultural and national identity have changed dramatically in New Zealand during the latter part of the twentieth century, with the emergence of policies on biculturalism, the development of new immigrant communities, and the increased focus on the Treaty of Waitangi and the settlement of treaty claims. Recalling Aotearoa examines why these changes have occurred, and considers the new directions for New Zealand as a nation.

Author Biography

Augie Fleras was a senior lecturer in sociology at Canterbury University until 1998 and is now based at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Maori Terms	viii
Introduction	x
Reviewing the Past, Rethinking the Present	1	(38)
Reviewing history	1	(4)
Casting the foundation: Te Tiriti o Waitangi	5	(13)
Putting the Treaty to work: the Waitangi Tribunal	18	(4)
Tino rangatiratanga: contesting the Treaty	22	(9)
Tino rangatiratanga in practice: kura kaupapa Maori	31	(7)
Recommended reading	38	(1)
Indigeneity and Sovereignty: Cultural Politics in Aotearoa	39	(41)
Introduction: sites of struggle	39	(2)
Sovereignty discourses in Aotearoa	41	(6)
Debating sovereignty	47	(9)
Indigeneity as sovereignty: resistance and transformation	56	(9)
From Maoriland to Aotearoa: indigeneity and identity in New Zealand film	65	(7)
Re-casting Aotearoa	72	(2)
Maori nationalism and society-building: conflict or creative tension?	74	(3)
Towards a post-sovereign society	77	(1)
Recommended reading	78	(2)
The Cultural Politics of Post-colonialism: Being Pakeha	80	(27)
The ethnicity of majority groups	81	(4)
Contesting colonialism	85	(4)
The sociology of Pakeha	89	(4)
Post-colonialism	93	(5)
Being Pakeha and post-colonial	98	(1)
Colonialism versus post-colonialism: the cultural safety debate	99	(4)
Conclusion	103	(3)
Recommended reading	106	(1)
Maori Policy: Reconstructing a Relationship	107	(43)
Framing state policy: sites of struggle	107	(3)
Maori affairs policy	110	(6)
The Department of Maori Affairs: friend or foe?	116	(15)
Re-calibrating the relation: Treaty settlements	131	(2)
Settling claims: the case of Ngai Tahu	133	(11)
Constructive engagement: he putahitanga---a true partnership	144	(3)
Rethinking Maori policy	147	(2)
Recommended reading	149	(1)
New Zealand Immigration: National Identity, Social Cohesion, and `Race' Relations	150	(40)
The crisis in national identity	150	(4)
Historical trends/contemporary patterns	154	(2)
`Yellow peril' or White xenophobia	156	(8)
Current immigration policy	164	(7)
Costs and benefits of immigration	171	(4)
Public reaction and immigrant response	175	(1)
Debunking immigration myths	176	(4)
Is New Zealand a racist society?	180	(8)
Immigrants and Aotearoa	188	(1)
Recommended reading	189	(1)
Tagata Pasifika: No Longer Migrants	190	(28)
Colonial responsibilities: New Zealand's early links with the Pacific	192	(2)
Labour migration: Tagata Pasifika migrate to New Zealand	194	(3)
Racism: unwanted immigrants	197	(2)
Negotiating citizenship: the Lesa case	199	(2)
Socio-economic characteristics of Tagata Pasifika communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand	201	(7)
Tagata Pasifika in Aotearoa: new experiences and identities	208	(8)
Conclusion	216	(1)
Recommended reading	217	(1)
Engaging with Diversity: Cultural Politics in Aotearoa	218	(33)
Introduction: cultural politics and tensions	218	(3)
Multiculturalism: from managing diversity to engaging differences	221	(3)
Multiculturalisms in Canada and the USA	224	(8)
The politics of engagement in Aotearoa	232	(2)
The ethnic composition of New Zealand	234	(2)
Biculturalism: double-edged and `multicultured'	236	(4)
Bi-nationalism: re-priming the partnership	240	(1)
The case for collective rights: multicultural and bi-national perspectives	241	(7)
Towards a multiculturalism within a bi-national framework	248	(2)
Recommended reading	250	(1)
A Conclusion: Recalling Aotearoa	251	(4)
Bibliography	255	(26)
Index	281