Poia Rewi

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Poia Rewi is an academic of Ngati Manawa, Te Arawa and Tuhoe descent. He is a professor and the head of at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1][2] He is renowned for his work in the areas of the revitalisation of the Maori language and (Maori oratory).[3][4][5] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Education and career[]

He graduated from the University of Otago in 2005 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Maori Studies with a thesis entitled, Te Ao o te Whaikōrero.[6] This was the first thesis to be written entirely in the Maori language.[6]

Awards[]

In March 2021, Rewi was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, in recognition that he is "one of the most active research specialists in Māori culture, language revitalisation, oral history and performing arts".[7]

Selected works[]

  • Rewi, P. (2006). Te Rakiraki Anuanu! In P. Walker & H. Raven (Eds.), Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā. (pp. 17–20). Wellington, New Zealand: Toi Māori Aotearoa.
  • Rewi, P. (2010). Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory. Auckland University Press.
  • As editor: Hokowhitu, B., Kermoal, N., Andersen, C., Petersen, A., Reilly, M., Altamirano-Jiménez, I., & Rewi, P. (Eds.). (2010). Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
  • Rewi, P. (2010). Culture: Compromise or perish! In B. Hokowhitu, N. Kermaol, C. Andersen, A. Petersen, M. Reilly, I. Altamirano-Jiménez & P. Rewi (Eds.), Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge. (pp. 55–74). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.

References[]

  1. ^ "Banding together to promote use of te reo". Otago Daily Times Online News. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Professor Poia Rewi". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Top Māori experts meet govt to develop education initiatives". Māori Television. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ "App helps health professionals learn medical terms in te reo". Māori Television. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ Rewi, Poia (2010). Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
  6. ^ a b Poia, Rewi (June 2005). "Te Ao o te Whaikōrero" (in Maori). hdl:10523/5155. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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