title: Pōwhiri process in mental health research.
abstract: Within the health research context, indigenous people globally have a commitment to provide their own solutions. Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) value the traditional Pōwhiri process of engagement and participation in mental health research. The practices and protocols within the Pōwhiri process (use in the Doctorate of Philosophy (2010) and Auckland University) are premised on the notion of respect and positive relationships between the tangata whenua (hosts or research participants) and manuwhiri (guests or researchers). This paper briefly describes the Pōwhiri process, which may be a model applicable to research with other indigenous cultures.
authors.affiliation: Te Rau Matatini, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Kahu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McClintock
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mellsop
authors.forename: Tess
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moeke-Maxwell
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D009520:New Zealand; D044382:Population Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D012107:Research Design; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations / Q000523:psychology*