Fostering sustainable tribal economies in a time of climate change

Bargh, Maria; Douglas, Sarsha-Leigh; One, Annie Te

doi:10.1111/nzg.12042

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“…Elsewhere, diverse Indigenous communities are active in producing or resisting sustainable energy. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori ethics inform a growing number of companies, in a context where populist arguments for protectionism and local control are widely supported and hopes for sustainable community economies are high (Bargh, et al, 2014;MacArthur and Matthewman, 2018). By contrast, Avila (2018) finds that one strand of resistance to wind farms worldwide emerges in defence of indigenous territories, local livelihoods and communal development projects (mirroring Indigenous rejection of REDD+ schemes).…”

Section: Indigenous Lands and Resources Become Investiblementioning

confidence: 99%

Geography and indigeneity III: Co-articulation of colonialism and capitalism in indigeneity’s economies

Radcliffe

2019

Progress in Human Geography

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In this final report of three, I examine Indigenous peoples’ dynamic co-constitution with contemporary political economy in its manifestations of neoliberalism, resource extractivism, reordering production and labour relations. Indigenous subjects and spaces are not reducible to the status of capitalism’s side-effects, necessitating analytical attention to the co-articulation of colonialism and capitalism in particular, variegated ways. Debates around extractivism, neoliberalism and economic want are hence recent manifestations of 500-year-old disputes over monetary and normative values, resources and livelihoods. Whether as corporations, labourers, welfare recipients, or ambassadors for culturally distinctive forms of livelihoods-exchange, Indigenous peoples occupy complex, relational positions across economic spheres. The paradox of indigeneity’s economies is that Indigenous populations have been constituted as Other to homo oeconomicus, yet their embeddedness within the economic flows, labour processes and forms of accumulation that make the modern world belie any separation. The report ends by raising questions about decolonising accounts of indigeneity’s economies.

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Section: Indigenous Lands and Resources Become Investiblementioning

confidence: 99%

Geography and indigeneity III: Co-articulation of colonialism and capitalism in indigeneity’s economies

Radcliffe

2019

Progress in Human Geography

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“…The utility of a diverse economies framework is well established in Mäori scholarship, enabling us to envision the Mäori economy as complex, multi-layered and contextual (Bargh, 2011(Bargh, , 2012Bargh, Douglas, & Te One, 2014). This is already evident in writings on what a Mäori economy might look like (Henare & Yarwood, 2015;Spiller, Erakovic, Henare, & Pio, 2011), the ways in which Mäori values are present in the business world (Best & Love, 2010;Haar & Delaney, 2009;Warriner, 2007) and how business models can better reflect Mäori aspirations and culture (Prendergast-Tarena, 2015;Spiller & Stockdale, 2013).…”

Section: The Diverse Economy Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing the Māori economy: The complex business of Māori business

Amoamo¹,

Ruwhiu²,

Carter³

2018

MAI Journal

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The realisation of the developmental aspirations of Indigenous communities requires a reframing of economy and economic representation. The "diverse economies" framework provides a platform from which to counter the dominant Western narrative surrounding notions of economy, and bring to the fore forms of enterprise and practices all too often "hidden" or viewed as alternative, and therefore deemed inferior. This paper explores the notion of economy and economic activity through the lens of diverse economies to best represent the complex and multidimensional nature of Mäori small and medium-sized enterprises-pakihi Mäori. We propose that the diverse economies framework will enable a deeper understanding of the Mäori economy in its many distinctive forms and more accurately represent the rich diversity of Mäori enterprise that has evolved therein. The current literature provides a platform for case study research currently being undertaken that aims to show the diversity that is missing within current economic representations of the Mäori economy. The literature will form the basis for developing the theory and expand thinking in relation to notions of economy. By reframing the way in which the Mäori economy is considered, our aim is to offer insight into the key drivers, characteristics and values that are foundational to the creation of resilient Mäori organisations, modes of economy and strong communities, today and in the future.

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“…There is an emergent field of Māori climate change and natural hazards science which has become increasingly significant in registering Māori knowledge and laying a basis from which to become sensitised to Māori practices, notions of vulnerability and perspectives of adaptation (e.g. Selby et al 2010;Kanawa 2010;King et al 2011;Bargh et al 2014;Lambert 2015;Parsons et al 2016;Smith et al 2017;Parsons et al 2019;Henwood et al 2019). Beyond the literature published in journals, there is a significant conversation about how Māori could experience and might adapt to climate change ranging from the local level of whānau (extended family), hapū (kinship group, or sub-tribe) and iwi (tribal group) to national Māori organisations (e.g.…”

Section: Māori Knowledge Engagement and Climate Change Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marae-opoly: supporting localised Māori climate adaptation decisions with serious games in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Far from being passive and/or static victims of climate change, indigenous peoples are hybridizing knowledge systems, and challenging and negotiating new environmental and social realities to develop their own adaptation options within their own registers of what is place and culture appropriate. Our paper seeks to demonstrate how we, as guests on Māori land, were able to develop a partnership with a Māori community facing difficult adaptation decisions regarding climate change hazards through the pragmatic navigation of multi-disciplinary research and practice. In particular, we co-developed and tested the potential of a serious game (Marae-opoly) approach as a platform which assembles cross-cultural climate change knowledge to learn, safely experiment and inform adaptation decisions. Marae-opoly was developed bespoke to its intended context—to support the creation of mutually agreeable dynamic adaptive policy pathways (DAPP) for localized flood adaptation. Game material was generated by drawing together detailed local knowledge (i.e. hydrology, climate data, mātauranga hapū) and situated adaptation options and accurate contextual data to create a credible gaming experience for the hapū of Tangoio Marae. We argue that the in-situ co-development process used to co-create Marae-opoly was fundamental in its success in achieving outcomes for the hapū. It also provided important lessons for the research team regarding how to enter as respectful guests and work together effectively to provide a resource to support our partners' adaptation decisions. The paper discusses the steps taken to establish research partnerships and develop the serious game and its subsequent playing, albeit we do not evaluate our indigenous research partners' adaptation decisions. Our contribution with this paper is in sharing an approach which cultivated the ground to enter as respectful guests and work together effectively to provide a resource for our partners' adaptation decisions.

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Fostering sustainable tribal economies in a time of climate change

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Geography and indigeneity III: Co-articulation of colonialism and capitalism in indigeneity’s economies

Geography and indigeneity III: Co-articulation of colonialism and capitalism in indigeneity’s economies

Framing the Māori economy: The complex business of Māori business

Marae-opoly: supporting localised Māori climate adaptation decisions with serious games in Aotearoa New Zealand

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