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Tiakina - Kaitiaki Relationship Framework

“Tiakina, our Kaitiaki Relationship Framework, is a set of tools, guidelines, agreements and policies that will help Ngā Taonga develop more meaningful relationships with iwi Māori. It also brings practical applications of whakaaro Māori to Taonga Māori across all areas of archival practice.

 

We created the Kaitiaki Relationship Framework to build more collaboration and trust, and to allow Māori to exercise mana and control over how their taonga are made available. It makes space for Kaitiaki to speak on behalf of their collections. The framework seeks to enable Kaitiaki to maintain an enduring relationship with their Taonga Māori, to ensure culturally appropriate use and to protect it from any derogatory or offensive public use.” (About)