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_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
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650 _aCOLONISATION
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650 _aHAUORA
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650 _aHEALTH
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650 _aKAUPAPA MĀORI
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650 _aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
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650 _aIWI TAKETAKE
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650 _aMĀORI
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650 _aRANGAHAU MĀORI
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650 _aSYSTEMS CHANGE
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_aTAIPŪWHENUATANGA
650 _aTE AO MĀORI
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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651 _aNGĀTI HAUTI
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_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
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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)
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