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This article provides information and strategies to help teachers identify and provide for gifted Mäori students in a culturally appropriate and effective way. Gifted education is viewed through five cultural lenses. In respect to Mäori the following questions are posed and answered: In what areas is giftedness recognized? How is each area of giftedness perceived and demonstrated? What priority is given to each area of giftedness? What are culturally appropriate and effective ways of identifying gifted students? How can gifted students be provided for in a culturally appropriate way? A checklist of indicators of giftedness in Mäori cultural abilities and qualities is included as are practical suggestions for incorporating Mäori-relevant content in various curriculum areas.

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One of the greatest challenges in evaluating special education services for ethnically diverse groups is obtaining accurate, valid, reliable, and relevant information. This can be achieved by the right person asking the right questions of the right people in the right way at the right place and time. These deceptively simple requirements are discussed in the context of research studies evaluating special education services for indigenous Maori children in New Zealand. Examples of crosscultural misunderstanding and miscommunication are described and strategies to avoid them are discussed.

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