Graham Hingangaroa Smith (born 1950) is a New Zealand Māori academic and educationalist of
Ngāti Porou,
Ngāi Tahu,
Ngāti Apa and
Ngāti Kahungunu descent. He is a Fellow of the
Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Career
Smith grew up with his grandmother in the
Wairarapa region. He received a scholarship to a private boarding school in
Auckland, which led to university and a teaching career.
After a
Diploma of Teaching
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and a
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
* Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group
** Ph.D. (Ph.D. albu ...
at the
University of Auckland, he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) there for five years. He is now
CEO
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and
Vice-Chancellor at
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He is also a principal investigator at
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE). It was established in 2002 and is hosted by the University of Auckland with 21 research partners and is funded, like other CoRE's, by the Tertiary E ...
.
Awards
In the
2014 Queen's Birthday Honours
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, Smith was appointed a
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education. In March 2021, Smith was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising his "research and practice have been foundational to the development of Kaupapa Māori theorizing and ‘transforming praxis’".
Personal life
He is married to fellow academic
Linda Tuhiwai Smith.
Publications
* ''The development of kaupapa Maori: Theory and praxis.'' 1997.
* ''Indigenous struggle for the transformation of education and schooling.'' 2003.
*''Protecting and respecting indigenous knowledge.'' Chapter by Smith, Graham Hingangaroa in: Reclaiming Indigenous voice and vision, 2000.
*''Reform and Maori educational crisis: A grand illusion''. 1991.
*''“Do you guys hate Aucklanders too?” Youth: voicing difference from the rural heartland''. 2002.
References
External links
google scholar
institutional homepage
Living people
1950 births
Heads of universities and colleges in New Zealand
New Zealand Māori academics
Ngāti Porou people
Ngāi Tahu people
Ngāti Apa people
Ngāti Kahungunu people
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi faculty
University of Auckland alumni
University of Auckland faculty
Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
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