Citizenship New Zealand Name Ranginui Walker | Role Academic Education University of Auckland | |
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Notable awards Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement Books He Tipua: The Life and Time, Struggle Without End, Nga Pepa a Ranginui, Struggle Without End: Ka | ||
Professor Ranginui Walker: Why do Maori keep wanting to talk about power and sovereignty?
Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker, (1 March 1932 – 28 February 2016) of Māori and Lebanese descent, was an academic and writer living in New Zealand.
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- Professor Ranginui Walker Why do Maori keep wanting to talk about power and sovereignty
- Fresh faces needed for k hanga reo trust says prof ranginui walker
- Early life
- Career and activism
- Awards and honours
- Books
- References
Fresh faces needed for k hanga reo trust says prof ranginui walker
Early life
Walker was born in 1932 into a farming family. He was a member of the Whakatōhea tribe of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.
Walker attended St Peter's Maori College, Auckland, Auckland Teachers' Training College and the University of Auckland. He worked as a primary school teacher for 10 years.
Career and activism
Walker was a member of Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa and Secretary of the Auckland District Māori Council from 1969 to 1973 and chairman from 1974 to 1990.
He eventually became the Professor and Head of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland.
In 2003, Walker became a member of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Awards and honours
In 2009, he received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
Prime Minister John Key said Walker was "not only an insightful commentator on important historical and contemporary issues but was a tireless and passionate advocate for Maori".
Books
Walker published a number of books, including: