Graham Smith (Māori academic)

Graham Hingangaroa Smith CNZM (born 1950) is a New Zealand Māori academic and educationalist of Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Kahungunu descent.

Smith grew up with his grandmother in the Wairarapa region. He received a scholarship to a private boarding school in Auckland, which led to university and a teaching career.^[2]

After a Diploma of Teaching and a PhD at the University of Auckland, he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) there for five years. He is now CEO and Vice-Chancellor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.^[3] He is also a principal investigator at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.^[4]

In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Smith was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education.^[5]

Publications

• GH Smith: The development of kaupapa Maori: Theory and praxis. 1997.
• GH Smith: Indigenous struggle for the transformation of education and schooling. Federation of Natives Convention. United States, 2003.
• GH Smith: Protecting and respecting indigenous knowledge. Reclaiming Indigenous voice and vision, 2000.
• GH Smith: Reform and Maori educational crisis: A grand illusion
• LT Smith, GH Smith, M Boler, M Kempton: “Do you guys hate Aucklanders too?” Youth: voicing difference from the rural heartland.

References

External links

• google scholar
• institutional homepage