Diversity in community : indigenous scholars writing / edited by Dr Mere Kēpa and Dr Cheryl Stephens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: On becoming a community of Māori scholars / Linda Tuhiwai Smith -- Preface / Mere Kēpa and Cheryl Stephens -- 1. He aha te tika? What is tika? / Wairoa Port -- 2. An overview of the development of the MAI programme / Graham Hingangaroa Smith -- 3. Mā te tūmanako me te manawa ora: Hope has a place in academic endeavour / Teorongonui Josie Keelan -- 4. Ako: creating Māori scholars from MAI to my: a reflective journey from student to researcher / Pauline Harris -- 5. Tuakana-taina: a pedagogy of Māori doctoral study and research / Cheryl Stephens -- 6. Pono and a 'write' retreat / Mere Kēpa -- 7. Fakakoloa he kaungāfonongá: a Tongan perspective of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga international writing retreats / Dr Linitā Manu'atu -- 8. Whakahihiko (inspirational, recharging): Dianyter / Beth Leonard -- 9. Katakata o te ngākau: Humour and laughter among a community of scholars / Fiona Te Momo, Huia Jahnke.

"This book celebrates and reflects on what it takes to build a dynamic community of Māori scholars. It is the story of the community that was purposefully nurtured through the Māori and Indigenous Graduate Enhancement programme (MAI) and the International Indigenous Writing retreats organised by Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, Aotearoa New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence. The vision was to grow indigenous research and researchers and the achievement is evident in this collection. The retreats brought together people from widely different disciplines, institutions and levels of experience, with the aim of supporting their writing and building a collective of shared experience, belonging, knowledge and goals within a Māori context. It was a space to work, to reflect on what they were studying, to challenge and be challenged. This book shows how the diverse group of participants became better writers, researchers and wise sages to the present and future generations of indigenous scholars. What emerged was not just a professional network and community of practice but a shared commitment to making a transformative difference for Māori. This book gives that community a voice."--Publisher's website.