Conceptualizing Indigenous Human-Animal Relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Ethical Perspective

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dc.citation.issue10
dc.citation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorWoodhouse J
dc.contributor.authorCarr A
dc.contributor.authorLiebergreen N
dc.contributor.authorAnderson L
dc.contributor.authorBeausoleil NJ
dc.contributor.authorZobel G
dc.contributor.authorKing M
dc.contributor.editorAnkeny R
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T19:58:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:45:23Z
dc.date.available2021-10-06
dc.date.available2024-01-16T19:58:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:45:23Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-06
dc.description.abstractThis article considers the complexity and diversity of ethical concepts and beliefs held by Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter New Zealand), relating to animals. A combination of interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with individuals who identify as Māori and were working with wildlife, primarily in an eco-tourism and conservation context. Two main themes emerged from the data: ethical concepts relating to the environment, and concepts relating to the spiritual relationships between people, animals and the environment. These findings highlight that the connections between humans and animals through a Māori lens are nuanced in ways not typically accounted for in Western philosophy. This is of particular importance because of the extent to which standard Western thought is embodied in law and policy related to human treatment of animals and the environment. In New Zealand, relationships and partnerships are informed by Te Tiriti ō Waitangi, one of New Zealand's founding documents. Where these partnerships include activities and environments involving human-animal interaction, policy and legislation should account for Māori knowledge, and diverse of thought among different hapū (tribal groups). We conclude by exploring ways of including Māori ethical concepts around animals in general, and wild animals in particular, in law and policy, providing a case study relevant to other bicultural or multicultural societies.
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dc.edition.editionOctober 2021
dc.format.pagination2899-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34679920
dc.identifier.citationWoodhouse J, Carr A, Liebergreen N, Anderson L, Beausoleil NJ, Zobel G, King M. (2021). Conceptualizing Indigenous Human-Animal Relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Ethical Perspective.. Animals (Basel). 11. 10. (pp. 2899-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani11102899
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.numberARTN 2899
dc.identifier.piiani11102899
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70801
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2899
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectanimal ethics
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectethics
dc.subjectindigenous people
dc.subjectkaitiakitanga
dc.subjectmauri
dc.subjectspiritual health
dc.subjectte ao Māori
dc.subjectvalue
dc.subjectwairua
dc.titleConceptualizing Indigenous Human-Animal Relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Ethical Perspective
dc.typeJournal article
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