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Barry Barclay (2000, p.1) coined the term ‘Fourth Cinema’, a classification in which he encompasses all means of Indigenous Cinema, made by Indigenous people, for Indigenous people. Barclay also puts emphasis on Fourth Cinema ‘Indigenous’ being spelt with a capital “I”, a category he created for his own personal satisfaction but has since caught on globally. This essay will discuss the concept of Fourth Cinema as outlined by Barry Barclay in general, as well as, in relation to Taika Waititi’s…

The Asian Pacific culture in America covers a large demographic and includes many different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups that are included with the Asian Pacific culture include Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese (Asian Nation, n.d.). As of 2008 the Asian Pacific culture in America made up about 5% of the population, but is still one of the fastest growing ethnic…

growing up in the modern society; well educated, successful, and affluent. Yet, how could a boy of this nature have conflict? Hence the title “Polynesian Old Man”, the conflict occurs between he and his father. No matter how many times he came home a new and improved man, his father had a look of despair or uncertainty in his eyes. It was the way his son was growing up, in the western world, did his father not like. What more of a conflict than a conflict between a father and…

I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 13 April 1967. My father was a Christchurch businessman, and my mother was from a farm roughly 30 miles from the city. Both sides of the family had immigrated to New Zealand from the UK and Ireland in the mid 1800s. During my early childhood I spent a great deal of time on the farm, and only wanted to grow up to be a farmer. My family moved away from Christchurch in 1970 to the deep south of New Zealand’s South Island. Invercargill is a small city…

ongoing issue here in New Zealand, and it is our role as adults, as people, to help reduce this social justice issue. Child protection professionals particularly, have a huge role in directly working with children and families and it is important to fully understand the knowledge and skills they need to have in order to be effective. Child protection professionals are a vital part of protecting children, changing their lives and of intervention. According to Statistics New Zealand (2010), there…

First steps in New Zealand When refugees and asylum seekers arrive in New Zealand they spend the first six weeks adjusting to life in the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. The centre, where currently 165 refugees are staying, consists of four different agencies: Immigration, Medical, Counselling, and Education. Maria Lawyer, who has spent 28 years researching and being involved in refugee education, is a manager at the Centre for Refugee Education. Ms Lawyer always felt strongly about…

The Metanarrative In the film the Whale Rider, the once complimentary narratives that governed the Maori culture: Gender, Identity, and Traditions are competing against one another. The fundamental elements of these narratives have stayed unchanged; However, some characters are interpreting these liturgies to their own personal narratives, causing conflict within the Maori Culture. Synopsis of film During a time of modernization, poverty, and the decentralization of the Maori’s culture, one…

this has presented greater opportunities for New Zealand education providers. These opportunities are in response to a growing trend in Thai students, as more of them are seeking to undertake international tertiary education. 24,491 Thai student studied overseas in 2012, with only 2% of them studying in New Zealand. The alternate countries Thai students chose were, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Malaysia. For New Zealand, Thailand can be a small but important source…

It has adopted in so many ways as being practiced by many agents around the world. Every nation has their unique experiences and strategies in both working and weaving out the best system to advocating towards the greater outcome of education. New Zealand is one of the countries that has a sound and unique educational experiences, it worth compares and learns with or from, as it has loaded through a rich and diverse historical contexts and approaches. The changing educational experiences that…

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