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100			_911359 _aJohnson, Tom
245			_aTe ruru : _bco-creating an Indigenous systems change framework _cTom Johnson, Tanya Allport and Amohia Boulton
260			_bJASC, _c2024
500			_aJournal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 2024, 4(1): 49-75
520			_aIndigenous cultures have long-held perspectives that emphasise the interdependence of all living things as holistic systems. Our worldview is thus shaped by deeply embedded relationality, which is in constant response to our interconnected experiences and knowledges. Systems thinking is a way of looking at the world that recognises the interconnectedness of both natural and human-made systems. The systems change approach, which takes into account the interconnected nature of the world's economic, social, and ecological systems, finds common ground with an inclusive, connected Indigenous holistic world   view. This article explores the congruence and compatibility between systems change thinking and Indigenous frameworks, emphasizing their common ground. The article introduces an example from Aotearoa New Zealand, which has integrated the tenets of systems change methodology within tribally based principles and aspirations to create ‘Te Ruru”. Te Ruru, an Indigenous framework of systems change, has been designed by a tribally owned Māori (Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) health research centre to investigate the overarching system(s) that perpetuate inequity of Māori health outcomes. Te Ruru is depicted in three parts: the first part, or micro lens; the second part, the macro lens; and part three, the meso lens. The first part of the framework prioritizes Indigenous identities and values. In part two, Te Ruru's beak, eyes, and wings symbolize the translation of research findings, strategic oversight, and the ability to navigate systems change. The third part of the framework illustrates the goal of new mātauranga and the need to address internal barriers and traumas, emphasizing the necessity for healing and restoration to sustain long-term systems change. A case study of how Te Ruru has been used in conjunction with a research methodology (TUI) is also included. Te Ruru has been purposefully adapted from a specific tribe’s knowledge and iterated to represent not just the visible system(s) that Māori communities occupy, but also the ‘unseen’ within Indigenous and colonial histories. Using systems change from an intentional Indigenous paradigm is thereby an act of decolonisation— a direct act against the systems currently blocking Indigenous flourishing.   Te Ruru's transformational power lies in its ability to bring to the surface the seen and unseen, and thereby support Māori to take the helm to lead systemic change via the Indigenous translation of inclusive health research. (Authors' abstract). Record #8764
610			_aWhakauae Research _913128
650			_aCOLONISATION _95710
650			_aHAUORA _9281
650			_aHEALTH _9283
650			_aKAUPAPA MĀORI _93345
650			_aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES _9307
650			_aIWI TAKETAKE _95589
650			_aMĀORI _9357
650			_aRANGAHAU MĀORI _95532
650			_aSYSTEMS CHANGE _913129
650		0	_95548 _aTAIPŪWHENUATANGA
650			_aTE AO MĀORI _912662
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651			_aNGĀTI HAUTI _913130
700			_96278 _aAllport, Tanya
700			_93543 _aBoulton, Amohia F.
773	0		_tJournal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 2024, 4(1): 49-75
830			_aJournal of Awareness-Based Systems Change _913131
856			_uhttps://jabsc.org/index.php/jabsc/article/view/7006/6691 _zDownload article, PDF
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.47061/jasc.v4i1.7006 _zDOI: 10.47061/jasc.v4i1.7006 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews128