IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 445: Introducing & lsquo;Ngaruroro & rsquo;, A New Model for Understanding M & #257;ori Wellbeing

IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 445: Introducing ‘Ngaruroro’, A New Model for Understanding Māori Wellbeing International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040445 Authors: Finley Ngarangi Johnson Priscilla Wehi Tia Neha Mike Ross Veronica Thompson Stephanie Tibble Natasha Tassell-Matamua Kevin Shedlock Ririwai Fox Zachary Penman Tyler Ritchie Taylor Winter Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle Paul E. Jose Indigenous peoples around the world are revitalising their ancestral beliefs, practices, and languages, including traditional understandings of health and wellbeing. In the Aotearoa (New Zealand) context, a number of ground-breaking Māori health- and wellbeing-related models have emerged, each with their own scope and applications. We sought in our qualitative studies to explore and identify several key sources of wellbeing for Māori individuals. Nine interviews were conducted with members of Māori communities to identify key themes of Māori wellbeing. We performed a Reflexive Thematic Analysis on these data and then conducted a further fifteen interviews to revise, refine, and reposition the previously generated themes. The Ngaruroro model describes wellbeing as the embodied and active process of being well in relation with one’s (1) here tāngata (social and familial ties), (2) te taiao (the environment), and (3) taonga...
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