Māori science

Māori science also called Te Pūtaiao Māori (literally Māori knowledge of the natural world), is an academic discipline at the intersection of Western science and mātauranga Māori (literally Māori knowledge or traditional knowledge of the Māori people). It can be viewed as a decolonization of science. Maori science is practiced by the Māori people; the natives of New Zealand. As a result of separation from the other nations, the Maori developed their own culture and practices. Largely a product of Māori Renaissance of the later 20th and early 21st centuries, most Māori science is project-based with science-based organisation partner with iwi organisations and typically government funding. Outputs typically include traditional scientific outputs (i.e. articles in peer reviewed journals) as well as concrete benefits for iwi. Examples include:

• Geothermal toxicity in food. NIWA / Te Arawa Lakes Trust.^[1][2]
• Ginseng and Pinus radiata co-habitation. Scion / Maraeroa C Incorporation.^[3][4]

Māori science is taught at a tertiary level at Victoria University of Wellington^[5] and Canterbury University.^[6]

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