Margaret Mutu
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Professor Margaret Shirley Mutu is a Ngāti Kahu
activist, leader and academic from Auckland
, New Zealand
. Her iwi
are Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa
and Ngāti Whātua
.
She obtained a BSc in Mathematics, a MPhil in Māori Studies and a Ph.D.
in Māori Studies specialising in linguistics
. She is now Professor of Māori Studies as well as head of department at University of Auckland
. She has taught Māori language
and Treaty of Waitangi
courses since 1986.
Mutu is Chairperson of the Ngāti Kahu runanga executive (the legal entity representing the iwi or tribe), and their chief negioator for treaty settlements.
Mutu has made a number of controversial statements, including her claim (in relation to the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy
) that "we own it" as well as claiming that Pākehā
immigration is a threat due to immigrants' anti-biculturalism
attitudes.
Ngati Kahu
Ngāti Kahu is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand. Ngāti Kahu take their name from their founding ancestress, Kahutianui, and link their ancestry back to the waka Māmaru...
activist, leader and academic from Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Her iwi
Iwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
are Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand.-Prominent Te Rarawa:*Hector Busby, navigator and waka builder.*Whina Cooper, woman of mana, teacher, storekeeper and community leader....
and Ngāti Whātua
Ngati Whatua
Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. It consists of four hapu : Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa, Te Taoū, and Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei....
.
She obtained a BSc in Mathematics, a MPhil in Māori Studies and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Māori Studies specialising in linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
. She is now Professor of Māori Studies as well as head of department at University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
. She has taught Māori language
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
and Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand....
courses since 1986.
Mutu is Chairperson of the Ngāti Kahu runanga executive (the legal entity representing the iwi or tribe), and their chief negioator for treaty settlements.
Mutu has made a number of controversial statements, including her claim (in relation to the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy
New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy
The New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy is a debate in the politics of New Zealand. It concerns the ownership of the country's foreshore and seabed, with many Māori groups claiming that Māori have a rightful claim to title. These claims are based around historical possession and the Treaty...
) that "we own it" as well as claiming that Pākehā
Pakeha
Pākehā is a Māori language word for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". They are mostly descended from British and to a lesser extent Irish settlers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although some Pākehā have Dutch, Scandinavian, German, Yugoslav or other ancestry...
immigration is a threat due to immigrants' anti-biculturalism
Biculturalism
Biculturalism in sociology involves two originally distinct cultures in some form of co-existence.A policy recognizing, fostering or encouraging biculturalism typically emerges in countries that have emerged from a history of national or ethnic conflict in which neither side has gained complete...
attitudes.