エスニシティの多様化と新たなマオリ概念の展開

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In New Zealand ethnic diversity has become conspicuous especially among Maori people because of the intermarriage and urbanization. Though some proposals by Statistics NZ have been made to deal with the complexity of the ethnic data in the Population Census, a good method has not yet been developed. Meanwhile, innovative Maori definitions have been made by young Maori researchers in relation to the two Maori populations in the Census; ethnic Maori and ancestry Maori. Tahu Kukutai has verified that Maori ethnic group is not uniform and multi-ethnicity can be simplified by a self-prioritization through a large survey of Maori women or Maori youths. She asserted that any definition of Maori should contain both self-identified ethnicity and descent. Another young Maori researcher, Natalie Coats, argues that ethnicity should be taken into account in the legal definition of Maori where having a Maori ancestry has been prerequisite. The idea contradicts not only the legal definition but the traditional concept of Maori (whakapapa). As well as these innovative definitions of being Maori, Maori society should be substantiated ethnically which could be attained through tikanga Maori in a daily life in order to make the best use of the ethnic data for the welfare of Maori.
2010-06-19