Hinematau Naomi McNeill (also writing under Naomi Te Hiini) is a New Zealand academic and treaty negotiator. She is of Tapuika Māori descent. As of 2019, she is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology.[1]
Hinematau McNeill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hinematau Naomi McNeill |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Māori language revival |
| Institutions | Waiariki Community College, Auckland University of Technology |
| Thesis | |
Early life and education edit
McNeill was born in Rotorua. She studied her B.A. and M.A. in social anthropology at Auckland University and Waikato University.[2][3] She is currently principal lecturer in Māori Studies at Auckland Institute of Technology.[2]
Career edit
After graduating, McNeill returned to Rotorua, teaching at Waiariki Community College including development of their Māori Studies B.A. course.[2] She additionally advocated for mandatory domestic violence reporting and the founding of Māori women's refuges during the 1980s.[1]
In 1997, she joined the Te Ara Poutama department of Māori and indigenous development at Auckland University of Technology.[1] Whist there, she also completed a PhD in 2007 titled 'Te hau ora o naga kaumatua o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatua mental wellness', rising to full professor in 2019.[1][2][4]
During this time, she also acted as a treaty negotiator for her iwi, settling with the crown in 2014.[1] She is also an advocate for the Māori language, co-creating a teaching app in 2020.[5]
Selected works edit
- McNeill, Hinematau Naomi. "Māori and the natural environment from an occupational justice perspective." Journal of Occupational Science 24, no. 1 (2017): 19–28.
- McNeill, Hinematau. "Attitudes to family violence: Maori study." Attitudes to Family Violence–A Study Across Cultures (1986).
- McNeill, Hinematau. "A critical reflection of ethical issues in research." (2008).
- McNeill, H. N. "Maori models of mental wellness." (2009).
- Attitudes to Family Violence: A Study Across Cultures. Prepared by Synergy Research Limited & Hinematau McNeill, Jane von Dadelszen, Alison Gray, Emele Duituturaga & Raewyn Good, Rosemary Ash. Wellington, N.Z.: Family Violence Prevention Co-ordinating Committee c/- Department of Social Welfare, 1988.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Profile: Hinematau McNeill". www.aut.ac.nz. Auckland University of Technology.
- ^ a b c d "Hinematau Naomi McNeill". komako.org.nz. Kōmako. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Full profile: Hinematau McNeill". www.aut.ac.nz. Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ McNeill, Hinematau (2007). Te hau ora o naga kaumatau o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatau mental wellness (Doctoral thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/355.
- ^ "New App To Learn Te Reo Māori". www.scoop.co.nz. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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