Wehi said mātauranga Māori is a potent force of knowledge developed over hundreds of years by Māori. Wehi said this knowledge - mātauranga Māori - was a potent force developed over hundreds of years through Māori interaction with nature, and long overlooked by the scientific community. Wehi is the guest editor of the Ecological Society's special edition journal released on Monday, dedicated to mātauranga Māori. She said most of its 550 plus membership acknowledge the importance of mātauranga Māori but some have a different opinion. SUPPLIED Māori Researcher Kiri Reihana co-authored one of the 14 papers published in the Ecologial Society's first ever mātauranga Māori journal.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2019 18:22 UTC