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Indigenous Early Career & Post Graduate Workshop - Pre-Conference Monday 14th

Many takeaways with this workshop which evolved throughout the day.  These are a few of the bullet points that I have noted to share in regards to research - from a range of speakers - that we are entering into or as practitioners of research:

•  What counts for OR what are we called to do as Maori or Indigenous.
• What are we trying to do with our work?
• Understanding the terrain in which we can move.
• Undertaking work that not just describes but is transforming.
• Understanding that a PhD is a platform for greater things.
• Understanding time zones in the context of: research, schedules and goals and how one can feel adrift in this space.
• In the Maori context it is the speed of the group that is important not the individual.
• Time behaves differently for Maori - how we time travel - who we take with us - histories - memories - often heavy and 
• so much more was learnt today.
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  Time for a break...
  
  I am looking forward to reflecting on the above commentary in the fullness of time. No doubt there will be more pieces that will land on this canvas over the coming days.
  
  My major takeaway today was an understanding of where I sit in the scheme of things in terms of being a research practitioner not in the academic environment - although my intent is similar. 
  
  The following comment was shared today and it resonated for me.
  
  

  There are, different forms of activism

  which

  looks for answers beyond the university.