Kupu Tautoko | Testimonials

Alumni

KI TAURANGI BRADFORD

“I personally feel that SiNG really helped to set me up in my professional career and navigate being Māori in the Pakeha world of research. I had just started my career at Scion Research were, at the time, there weren’t many Māori employees. I was able to learn about meaningful consultation and co-design as well as hear the voices of other Māori in SiNG to gauge other opinions, thoughts, and aspects of research that I hadn’t previously been exposed to.

Participating in the SiNG program enabled me to form a standard for my mahi and my colleagues mahi to uphold for our present and future mana whenua partners. SiNG also made me feel seen and heard.

I now work in the Te Ao Māori team at Scion Research and hold onto those values and principles that I learned from SiNG Auckland, 2017 and SiNG Arizona 2017. I feel very grateful to have been given the opportunity to build my foundation of manaakitanga, rangahau, and tikanga with SiNG.”

Anastasia Rickard

Tainui ,Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou me Ngāti Whakaue

“I've always been interested in Genetics and was awarded the opportunity to be a part of the SING Aotearoa Summer Internship of 2019. Being an SING Alumni has been a wonderful opportunity and has developed my indigenous understanding of the cultural, ethical and technical issues, when conducting genomics projects related to indigenous species and Māori populations. SING brings a diverse array of people together to have in depth conversations about Mātauranga Māori, genomics and inheritance, from both a scientific and cultural perspective. I love the synergies between the natural world, inheritance and science. Being able to incorporate traditional practices, culture and technology has given me a deeper understanding of the world around me and has inspired me in my business venture with my fashion label Natura Aura”

DONNA-MARRIE WARREN

“There is much to reflect, understand and relate to in this space. Being with young scholars who may be our future Māori leaders in Genomics, Health and Science makes me want to learn more”

BLAISE FORRESTER-GAUNTLETT

Ngāti Ranginui

“I really enjoyed my time it was great to get my research out there and have some feedback and engagement with what I was doing”