Do We Need Kiwi Lessons in Biculturalism? Considering the Usefulness of Aotearoa/New Zealand's Pākehā Identity in Re-Articulating Indigenous Settler Relations in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6239203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David B Macdonald (0000-0003-4714-8494) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 643-664 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423916000950 |
| OpenAlex | W2546894076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Canada is beginning to slowly embrace an ethic of Indigenous-settler biculturalism. One model of change is afforded by the development of biculturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand, where recent Indigenous Māori mobilization has created a unique model in the Western settler world. This article explores what Canada might learn from the Kiwi experience, focusing on the key identity marker Pākehā, an internalized and contingent settler identity, using Indigenous vocabulary and reliant on a relationship with Indigenous peoples. This article gauges Pākehā’s utility in promoting biculturalism, noting both its progressive qualities and problems in its deployment, including continued inequality, political alienation, and structural discrimination. While Canada has no Pākehā analogue, terms such as “settler” are being operationalized to develop a larger agenda for reconciliation along the lines recommended by the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission. However, such terms function best when channelled towards achieving positive concrete goals, rather than acting as rhetorical screens for continued inaction
Aesthetics · Aotearoa · Biculturalism · Identity (music · Indigenous · Sociology · Ecology · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Science and Policy Research
Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples
A Companion to American Literary Studies
Settler Common Sense
The Politics of Ethnicity in Settler Societies
Clearing the Plains
Global Indigenous Politics
Asian Settler Colonialism
Settler Colonialism
Translated Identities
New Zealand = bicultural? Implicit and explicit associations between ethnicity and nationhood in the New Zealand context
The Treaty at Waitangi
The Settler Colonial Present
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |