Promoting Understanding of Te Tiriti

Education

Treaty, cultural safety, cross-cultural workshops and other presentations for -

Educational institutions (university, polytechnics, schools, kohanga reo)
Community groups
General public
Local government bodies (Manukau, Auckland , Papakura)
Private sector

Bringing people together to talk about the Treaty

The TRC is the lead provider of facilitated community dialogue on the Treaty of Waitangi, funded by the Treaty of Waitangi Information Unit (TWIU) of the State Services Commission. The discussions aim to provide New Zealanders with the opportunity to consider and discuss the contemporary place of the Treaty in New Zealand.

The community dialogues will enable participants to develop an understanding of their own position and how they relate to the positions of others in their communities. The conversations are not intended to develop consensus amongst participants or to identify courses of action.

Dialogue will focus on the place of the Treaty now and in the future, rather than on colonisation, Treaty grievances or racism. Discussions will not rely on participants' knowledge about the Treaty or New Zealand history, but on their thoughts about New Zealand's future.

The TRC will provide a pool of specially-trained facilitators from a diverse range of backgrounds, with at least two facilitators for each discussion group. The TRC is also developing and producing resources for use by facilitators and community discussion participants.

Resource development

University of Auckland e-learning website on working in culturally diverse organisations - help in designing the concept and developing resources
Treaty People - Tangata Tiriti, final revisions before publication of this resource for new migrants
Council for International Development 30-page resource to assist organisations which want to implement the Treaty - Interviewing people in groups which have begun Treaty implementation.
Finalising article for publication on evaluation of Treaty education at University of Auckland.

Encouraging Treaty-based policy

Preparing guidelines for organisations considering a Treaty education strategy
Carrying out a Treaty audit, based on social audit principles, for a community organisation, including a staff survey, management focus groups and policy analysis
Facilitating a one-day structural analysis workshop to develop synergy in Treaty work
Preparing Ministry of Social Development conference paper on applying social audit principles to Treaty audits
Consulting with a university deparment about Treaty application.

Facilitating research

Drafting applications for ethics and funding approval for determining significant problems in tertiary education identified by marginalised cultural groups

Resource collection

Negotiating with a local council to host database catalogue of materials
Negotiating with a prospective funder to enable cataloguing of existing resources
Website development
Drafting brochure about choosing a Treaty educator
Collecting and cataloguing resources for the reference library
Analysing viability of having a Treaty caravan which can deliver workshops and other resources in more remote areas.

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