New Zealand: A Maori Homeless Woman

New Zealand: A Maori Homeless Woman Shiloh Groot, Darrin Hodgetts, Linda Waimarea Nikora, and Chez Leggat-Cook, 2011   Indigenous peoples are overrepresented in homeless populations in many countries. As part of a larger ethnographic project, this case study draws upon interviews and photoelicitation projects with a homeless Maori woman, Ari?. The actions of this Maori woman exemplify how Indigenous cultural practices can shape a person’s efforts to retain a positive sense of self and place...

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