Introduction
Kia ora e te whānau,
Ko wai au?
Ko Ruahine, Hikurangi, Kohukohunui me Taupiri oku maunga
Ko Manawatu, Awatere, Wairoa me Waikato oku awa
Ko Kurahaupo, Horota me Tainui oku waka
Ko Rangitane, Ngati Porou, Ngai Tai me Waikato-Tainui ngā iwi
Ko Ngati whaka-ewa, Te Whanau whakairiaroa, Ngai tai ki tamaki me Ngati whawhakia oku hapu
Ko Makirikiri, Tutua, Umupuia me Te Ohaki ngā marae
Ko Taylor mihaere raua ko Janet oku matua
Ko Shannon Mihaere toku ingoa!
Born and raised in the Manawatu embarking on this journey to Chile is one of both immense excitement and gratitude. After completing Hikitia te ora, I am now currently in my 5th year of a Health Science and Law conjoint! I have a deep interest in the complexties of heatlh services and how indigneous ways of being can be centered in the procees.
I chose to apply for this programe because I believed it would be an excellent opprtunity to gain first-hand experience with indigenous communties who are continuing to center their ways of being and maintain their capacity to self-determine!
I have never been to Latin America so this will be a wonderful experience to be immersed in the culture of tangata Hiri! I look forward to filling you all in on the journey!
Ngā mihi maioha, Shannon
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Warm beginnings in Chile
Shannon Mihaere. Rangitane o Tāmaki nui a Rua. Ngāti Porou. Ngai Tai ki Tamaki. Waikato Tainui. I acknowledge the land I am living on as that of the Mapuche people who through their lived realities of colonisation have noticeably felt absent from the hustle and bustle of this wonderful city. I look forward to this…Continue…
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The poutokomanawa of a Chilean hospital
Rangitane. Ngati Porou. Ngai tai ki Tāmaki. Waikato-Tainui. From observing the medicinal herbs grown in the university gardens, walking the wards of the hospital, to the shores of Valparaiso – it was a whirlwind week filled with beautiful experiences. On Tuesday and Thursday we were given the opportunity to walk the grounds of two hospitals…Continue…
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A centring of Mapuche worldviews in healthcare
Shannon Mihaere. Rangitane o Tamaki nui-a-rua. Ngāti Porou. Ngai Tai ki Tamaki. Waikato-Tainui. Mari Mari Kom pu che – Hello to all the people! First and foremost, I acknowledge the 11 indigenous groups here in Chile whose knowledge systems are of deep importance for the betterment of all peoples and deserves to be considered as…Continue…