WĀHINE MĀORI Keeping safe in unsafe relationships

Jackson, D; Wilson, D; Mikahere-Hall, A; Sherwood, J; Cootes, K

WĀHINE MĀORI Keeping safe in unsafe relationships

Jackson, D

Wilson, D Mikahere-Hall, A Sherwood, J Cootes, K

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Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-11-29

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dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mikahere-Hall, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sherwood, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cootes, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-11-29	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2019	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/137768
dc.publisher	AUT	en_US
dc.title	WĀHINE MĀORI Keeping safe in unsafe relationships	en_US
dc.type	Report
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.commissioning-body	Marsden Fund	en_US
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pubs.rights-statement	This research builds on previous research undertaken by Wilson, Jackson, and Herd (2015) which explored wāhine Māori’s understanding of safety, and how they kept themselves and other wāhine safe. The primary objective of E Tū Wāhine, E Tū Whānau was to explain the processes and strategies Indigenous wāhine use to keep safe within ‘unsafe’ partner relationships. When embarking on this research, we were aware that the outcomes may contradict existing theories and understandings in this area. While the intention of E Tū Wāhine, E Tū Whānau was to focus on the strengths and resources wāhine Māori possess, we did so with knowledge of the context within which violence within whānau occurs and that invariably the pūrākau would locate wāhine within their everyday realities and circumstances. To the outsiders looking in, some pūrākau of wāhine may appear to reinforce the negative perceptions and stereotypes they may hold – we urge readers to move beyond such stances and identify the strengths and resources they use to keep themselves safe, enabling them to protect their tamariki and mokopuna within adverse situations. It is through understanding the complexities of their lives and the challenges wāhine encounter when navigating and negotiating systems and services, designed to support and keep them safe, that we hope to disrupt the status quo and evoke changes. The unhelpful and often negative narratives and conversations that currently exist do little to keep wāhine and tamariki safe.	en_US

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