Joan Metge
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Dame Dr. Joan Metge, DBE, Fellow RSNZ (b. 1930, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand social anthropologist, educator, lecturer and writer. She was educated at the University of Auckland and the LSE where she earned her Ph.D in 1958.
Metge is a past winner of the Royal Society of New Zealand's Te Rangi Hiroa Medal for her research in the social sciences. She was knighted in 1987 for her services to anthropology. She continues to advance peace initiatives via her work as a member of the Waitangi National Trust Board, a conference presenter, adviser, and as a mentor to mediators and conflict management practitioners.
Metge is a scholar on Māori topics, recognised for her promotion of cross-cultural awareness and has published a number of books and articles in her career. She has likened the relationship among the people of New Zealand to "a rope [of] many strands which when woven or working together create a strong nation" (as paraphrased by Silvia Cartwright).[1]
On 2 July 2006 she was awarded the 2006 Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize in Suva, Fiji.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Dame Silvia Cartwright's address at a Garden Party at Government House, Wellington, to commemorate the 164th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Governor-General of New Zealand (2004-02-06). Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ "2006 Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize", Scoop, 2006-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
