Toitū Te Tiriti, Toitū te reo Māori

Join us online for our third free webinar for all members on protecting, progressing and enacting Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the education system.

This session features Dr Jeremy Tātere McLeod of Kauwaka Ltd, one of 13 providers of Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori. He will be joined by NZEI members who have undertaken Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori. 

The panel will discuss:
- Crown Te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to te reo Māori in the education system - Current attacks on Te Reo Māori by the Coalition Government
- The conditions needed for te reo to thrive in education

They will give life to the importance of equitable access to te reo Māori PLD for kaiako and teachers through their own experiences, and what this means for tamariki mokopuna.

The panel will consider what the $30 million funding cut to Te Ahu o Te Reo means, how the education system is measuring up to its Te Tiriti responsibilities, what is going well and what change is needed.   

Dr Jeremy Tātere McLeod
 

Born and raised in Australia, Dr. Jeremy Tātere MacLeod moved to Aotearoa at 17 years old in 2004 to learn te reo Māori. He studied at several institutions, including EIT Hawke's Bay, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Kōhanga Reo, and the University of Waikato. Throughout his studies, he attained numerous qualifications, including a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Māori), a Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts, a Tohu Whakapakari from Te Kōhanga Reo, Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori (Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language), Toi Reo Māori (Translation & Interpretation License), a Master of Arts (Māori), and, most recently, a PhD (Māori).**  

 

In 2010, Tātere was appointed Director of the Ngāti Kahungunu Māori Language Revitalisation Strategy and has served on several boards, including Te Mātāwai and Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission).**  

 

In 2020, he and his wife established Kauwaka, an organisation dedicated to transformation through language and culture. Today, Kauwaka delivers services across Aotearoa, including translation, interpretation, tailored cultural and language programmes, strategic advice, and events. 

Watch our previous webinars here:

Whose knowledge | Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi in education
With Dr Alex Barnes and Dr Maraea Hunia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJyT5pnRjPw&t=1568s

What's at stake for our tamariki mokopuna
With Dr Carwyn Jones and Max Harris 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l85EdpeJVY8