Ngāti Awa & Ngāti Rangiwewehi, SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Mackie Research & Massey University, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 20;18(3):865. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030865.
In settler countries, attention is now extending to the wellbeing benefits of recognising and promoting the Indigenous cultural identity of neighbourhoods as a contributing factor to more equitable and healthier communities. Re-indigenisation efforts to (re)implement cultural factors into urban design can be challenging and ineffective without the leadership and collaboration of local-Indigenous peoples. Undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Ara Mua - Future Street project, demonstrated that co-design has critical potential in the reclamation of Indigenous autonomy, increased local-Indigenous presence and revitalisation of cultural identity. Employing a Kaupapa Māori (Māori-centred) research approach, we focused on the workings and perspectives of mana whenua (local-Indigenous peoples) and community stakeholder engagement in Te Ara Mua. An Indigenous theoretical framework, Te Pae Mahutonga, was utilised in the data analysis to explore perspectives of Indigenous collective agency, empowerment, and wellbeing. Our research demonstrates that developing capacity amongst Indigenous communities is integral for effective engagement and that the realisation of autonomy in urban design projects has broader implications for Indigenous sovereignty, spatial justice and health equity. Significantly, we argue that future community enhancement strategies must include not only re-designing and re-imagining initiatives, but also re-indigenising.
在殖民者国家，人们现在开始关注承认和促进邻里的原住民文化认同对建设更公平、更健康社区的好处。如果没有当地原住民的领导和合作，将文化因素重新融入城市设计的再本土化努力可能具有挑战性且收效甚微。在新西兰，Te Ara Mua - Future Street 项目表明，共同设计在重新获得原住民自治权、增加当地原住民的存在和振兴文化认同方面具有关键潜力。我们采用了毛利中心主义（Māori-centered）的研究方法，重点研究了 mana whenua（当地原住民）的工作和观点以及 Te Ara Mua 中的社区利益相关者参与。我们在数据分析中使用了 Te Pae Mahutonga 这一原住民理论框架，以探讨原住民集体机构、赋权和福祉的观点。我们的研究表明，培养原住民社区的能力对于有效参与至关重要，而且城市设计项目中自治权的实现对原住民主权、空间正义和健康公平具有更广泛的影响。重要的是，我们认为未来的社区增强战略不仅必须包括重新设计和重新构想的举措，还必须包括再本土化。
