Kaupapa Māori Rangahau (research)
At its core, Kaupapa Māori rangahau (research) aims to serve Māori communities, by making sure rangahau is carried out in a way that is not only safe for Māori, but that contributes to positive outcomes for Māori participants, whānau, hapū and iwi. Kaupapa Māori rangahau is guided by Māori voices, as well as processes and values that underpin Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) including Tikanga Māori, Te Reo, and Rangatiratanga. These values act as ngā whetu (the stars) which guide the rangahau process. Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledges) which emerge from the rangahau journey are treated as a taonga (treasure) and shared with care.
At present in Aotearoa New Zealand, there are no services that have been specifically designed from a Māori perspective for Māori tangata whaiora who have sexual attractions to children/young people. We know that Māori who experience sexual attractions to children/young people may have unique cultural needs during their time in therapy, as well as unique understandings and experiences.
Naya Williams (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) is leading a Kaupapa Māori rangahau stream of SSWT to explore ways we can offer help earlier and better for Māori who experience sexual attraction towards children. Guided by a Māori advisory rōpū of experts in the field of sexual violence prevention and Kaupapa Māori research, interviews are being carried out as part of the rangahau stream with Māori whom have experience in a sexual violence prevention-related role, as well as kaumātua.
We want to understand how we might better engage Māori living in the community, and their whānau, who may not have sought support yet. Our hope is to find ways to offer help earlier, and in a way where Māori feel safe to seek support, and feel understood when they do ask for help.
Findings will be shared in the following ways: as part of Naya Williams’ doctoral thesis, to those who shared their Mātauranga to inform the research, to whānau, hapū, and iwi, to Kaupapa Māori services who already work alongside Māori whānau in the area of sexual violence prevention & intervention, and mainstream services like SSWT (but in accordance with participants’ wishes first and foremost).
For more information, please contact Naya Williams.
At present in Aotearoa New Zealand, there are no services that have been specifically designed from a Māori perspective for Māori tangata whaiora who have sexual attractions to children/young people. We know that Māori who experience sexual attractions to children/young people may have unique cultural needs during their time in therapy, as well as unique understandings and experiences.
Naya Williams (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) is leading a Kaupapa Māori rangahau stream of SSWT to explore ways we can offer help earlier and better for Māori who experience sexual attraction towards children. Guided by a Māori advisory rōpū of experts in the field of sexual violence prevention and Kaupapa Māori research, interviews are being carried out as part of the rangahau stream with Māori whom have experience in a sexual violence prevention-related role, as well as kaumātua.
We want to understand how we might better engage Māori living in the community, and their whānau, who may not have sought support yet. Our hope is to find ways to offer help earlier, and in a way where Māori feel safe to seek support, and feel understood when they do ask for help.
Findings will be shared in the following ways: as part of Naya Williams’ doctoral thesis, to those who shared their Mātauranga to inform the research, to whānau, hapū, and iwi, to Kaupapa Māori services who already work alongside Māori whānau in the area of sexual violence prevention & intervention, and mainstream services like SSWT (but in accordance with participants’ wishes first and foremost).
For more information, please contact Naya Williams.
