Ngāi Tahu Research Centre

Conversation between Te Maire Tau, Director of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury and First Nations Tax Commission Chief Commissioner, C.T. Manny Jules. They talk about current issues facing Indigenous communities in New Zealand and Canada, as well as common histories.

Te Maire Tau is director of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury. As a historian on oral traditions, tribal genealogies, and indigenous knowledge systems, Tau served as an expert witness for the settlement of Ngāi Tahu’s Treaty of Waitangi claim. He has published widely on oral traditions and the relationship between indigenous knowledge systems and how they intersect with western science.

Recorded on July 14, 2020.

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Ngāi Tahu Research Centre: www.canterbury.ac.nz/ntrc/

The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre (NTRC) was founded for the purpose of being a leader in indigenous scholarship and to provide a centre for the intellectual capital and development of Ngāi Tahu, the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand. The NTRC was established in August 2011 as a joint initiative between Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury.

First Nations Tax Commission: www.fntc.ca
The mission of the FNTC is to help First Nation governments build and maintain fair and efficient property tax regimes and to ensure those First Nation communities, and their taxpayers alike, receive the maximum benefit from those systems.The FNTC is also about creating the legal, administrative and infrastructural framework necessary for markets to work on First Nation lands, creating a competitive First Nation investment climate, and using economic growth as the catalyst for greater First Nation self-reliance.

Fiscal Realities: http://www.fiscalrealities.com/
Fiscal Realities Economists conducts economic research and analysis, develops innovative solutions, and advises and advocates for public, First Nation and private sector clients.

Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics: www.tulo.ca
The Tulo Centre is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to renewing Indigenous economics by providing applied programs to enhance the capacity of Indigenous communities.

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Intro and outro song: John Jules

Cover art work: Chief Commissioner Jules