Research Catalog

Title

Mātauranga Māori and taonga : the nature and extent of Treaty rights held by iwi and hapū in indigenous flora and fauna, cultural heritage objects, valued traditional knowledge / David Williams.

Author

Williams, David V. (David Vernon)

Publication

Wellington, N.Z. : Waitangi Tribunal, 2001.

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New Zealand. Waitangi Tribunal.

Description

xi, 168 p.; 30 cm.

Summary

Introduction -- 1. The foundations of the Wai 262 claim -- 1.1. Research scope -- 1.2. Current relevant laws -- 1.3. The kaupapa of the claim -- 1.4. assumptions and presumptions -- 2. Matauranga Maori -- 2.1. 'Talking past each other' -- 2.2. A matauranga/science dichtotomy? -- 2.3. Is the label 'science' important? -- 2.4. Matauranga Maori as taonga -- 3. Traditional ecological knowledge and ethnobotany -- 3.1. International context -- 3.2. Traditional ecological knowledge -- 3.3. Ethnobotany -- 3.4. Concluding comment -- 4. Intellectual property and biological diversity : international law and domestic responses -- 4.1. GATT : TRIPS and domestic legislation -- 4.2. Non-congruity of international law developments -- 4.3. Ministry of Commerce perceptions -- 4.4. Beyond intellectual property -- 4.5. Comment on 'non-binding' international norms -- 5. Kaitiakitanga and the conservation of biological diversity -- 5.1. International perspectives -- 5.2. The local context -- 5.3. 'Biosphere people' -- 5.4. Islands, scenic reserves, and national parks -- 5.5. Maori customary use of native birds, plants, and other traditional materials -- 5.6. Moa, Maori, and Pakeha myths -- 6. Traditional Kaitiakitanga rights and responsibilities -- 6.1. Kia tupato -- 6.2. Maori cosmogony and fundamental knowledge -- 6.3. Sources of information -- 6.4. Traditional usages -- 6.4.1. Kumara -- 6.4.2. Pohutukawa -- 6.4.3 Koromiko (and tohunga suppression laws) -- 6.4.4. Puawananga -- 6.4.5. Indigenous forests -- 6.4.6. Pupu harakeke -- 6.4.7. Tuatara -- Kereru -- 7. Concluding chapter -- 7.1. Right to develop and the human genome diversity project -- 7.2. Outstanding issues and matters for further research -- 7.3. Concluding remarks.

Subject

• Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6)
• Biodiversity conservation > New Zealand
• Māori (New Zealand people) > Education
• Intellectual property > New Zealand
• Māori (New Zealand people) > Claims

Genre/Form

• Claims
• Treaties.
• Treaties

Note

• Cover title.
• "This report was commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal for the indigenous flora and fauna claim (Wai 262)"--Cover verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-168).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The foundation of the WAI 262 claim -- 2. Matauranga Maori -- 3. Traditional ecological knowledge and ethnobotany -- 4. Intellectual property and biological diversity : international law and domestic responses -- 5. Kaitiakitanga and the conservation of biological diversity -- 6. Traditional kaitiakitanga rights and responsibilities -- 7. Concluding chapter.

ISBN

0908810539 (spiral binding) :

OCLC

• 57330558
• SCSB-12887666

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library