Introduction Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Māori is one of three official languages of the country, but is not compulsory in schools. Only 4% of Aotearoa/NewZealand’s total population of around 4 million can speak Māori and only 23% of Māori are fluent in the language (Te Puni […]
2011 • Aotearoa • culture | preservation • endangered language • indigenous communities • language | preservation • Māori • New Zealand • researchIT System to Support Indigenous Knowledge Preservation
Originally published on the School of Information Technology blog (Polytechnic of Namibia) by Linus Kamati on 20 September, 2011. Local and traditional knowledge is shared orally within rural communities; such as through telling of stories. It is not recorded in text or electronically, it is accessible only through participation within the […]
content management system • culture | preservation • elder • indigenous design • knowledge management • knowledge tradition • Namibia