Indigenous Autoethnography: Illuminating Maori Voices

This book explores Māori personal and professional identities through reflective stories,using Indigenous Autoethnography as a culturally responsive methodology. It highlights the importance of seeking wisdom from the past to guide Māori and other Indigenous People in their journey toward personal enlightenment and cultural healing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This groundbreaking book offers a transformative approach to decolonial autoethnography, presenting a captivating series of reflective stories that explore how Māori individuals have navigated their personal and professional identities within the contemporary world. Embracing the academic framework of Indigenous Autoethnography, the authors recount their personal and professional journeys, shedding light on their encounters with cultural trauma and personal enlightenment. As a culturally responsive methodology, Indigenous Autoethnography fosters reflective practice and critical awakening to validate Indigenous knowledge, ensuring its relevance and responsiveness to the unique needs of Māori. Through the powerful medium of metaphorical storytelling, this work underscores the significance of Māori and other Indigenous Peoples in seeking wisdom from the past to guide them toward a brighter future. Historically marginalized and misrepresented in higher education, this seminal text provides invaluable guidance for global Indigenous researchers striving to create narrative works that authentically encompass the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. By delving into the complexities of identity, culture, and resilience, this book offers a profound understanding of the lived experiences of Māori and contributes to the ongoing dialogue about decoloniality and Indigenous knowledge systems.

Weight: 423g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819967179
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023