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	File:Profile pic Paul Wh wikipedia.jpg
Spouse	Onowa McIvor
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Waikato
Thesis	The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools in New Zealand (2007)

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Paul Whitinui is is a Canadian-New Zealand academic of Māori of Ngā Puhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī and European descent. In 2021, he was awarded The Order of Service to Indigenous Education from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) for his work advancing "First People’s engagement in education, research and authoring publications to raise awareness of issues within the wider community and in areas pertinent to human rights, wellbeing and social justice as it pertains to Indigenous Nations."^[1]

His is a commentator on the use of Indigenous names in sports teams and how to build respect and reconciliation in sports around Indigenous peoples and First Nations reclaiming "their rights, logos and brands and to not have them misappropriated or misrepresented.”^[2]

He is a professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical Health and Education at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Academic Career

Whitinui earned his BEd, BLS, Dip.Tchg, and MLS(Hons) at the University of Waikato, and his EdD degree at the University of Auckland. His 2007 thesis entitled, “The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools in New Zealand,” is a critical and social-cultural analysis of the role Kapa Haka plays in the educational engagement and success of Māori students who attend public high schools in New Zealand.^[3]

^ "World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) - Honours 2021". winhec.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ "Team names 'must build positive relationships,' UVic professor says". Times Colonist. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ Whitinui, Dr Paul. The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools.

[1] "World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) - Honours 2021". winhec.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[2] "Team names 'must build positive relationships,' UVic professor says". Times Colonist. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[3] Whitinui, Dr Paul. The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools.

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