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The Life Experiences of Young Maori: Voices From Afar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Adreanne Ormond*
Affiliation:
Intenational Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. a.ormond@auckland.ac.nz
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*Address for correspondence: Dr Adreanne Ormond, The University of Auckland, Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga, Waipapa Marae Complex, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.

Abstract

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Societal relationships of dominant and minority societal groups show that the marginalised minority societal group are not powerless victims of the dominant societal group. The societal groups are positioned within dynamic power relationships shaping their societal engagements. The dominant societal group silences the indigenous community experiences to advance the dominant societal group, by demeaning the minority societal group's societal and cultural knowledge. Minority societal group marginalisation is heard in the young voices of the indigenous community. The identity of the young is flavoured by local, national and global cultures. They articulate their marginalisation by interweaving dominant and minority discourses. Their voices speak of marginalisation in ways that are transferable to many minority and indigenous societal groups.

Type
Articles and Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008