Auckland Libraries IFLA Short Film: Greenway Segment
Auckland Libraries IFLA Short Film: Greenway Segment
Auckland Libraries Storytelling Project
The
difference Auckland Libraries make to our communities and customers is not
always well articulated. For this reason, the storytelling project team are
looking to collect and share stories of impact with our communities, decision
makers and the wider library world.
As part
of the Storytelling Project Auckland Libraries will be entering a documentary
in the IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short
Film Award. The
2019 winning entry can be viewed here.
IFLA Project Overview and Objectives
The
overarching theme for the 2020 documentary is a focus on Auckland Libraries
efforts to further Maori literacy within our communities. The documentary
follows Morehu Roberts-Tuahine on the mobile bus as he connects with mana
whenua – recently at Hoani Waititi Marae on Waitangi Day.
Documentary
Director Haunui Royal, Principal Curator Māori, is excited about the
possibility for shooting at the Te Ara Awataha greenway restoration. This
shoot will work in conjunction with a related event held at a local Kaipatiki library
about issues of Kaitiakitanga, (guardianship, conservation and heritage from a
Maori perspective).
Fig.1
Auckland Council Report 2019, Mauri indicators tool, The Awataha Greenway
Project Northcote.
Lucy
Tukua Linkedin Profile:
Lucy is a passionate kaitiaki for her Iwi of both WAIKATO: Ngati Tahinga
and HAURAKI: Ngāti Paoa and Ngāti Whanaunga.
NativebyNature
collaborates closely with Council and wider whānau, Crown, NGOs, CRIs and
Private Developers assisting them to navigate the indigeneity of Tāmaki
Makaurau, place and people.
With 19
Mana Whenua in Tāmaki it can be a daunting task. She sees her role therefore as
a conduit to demistify that culturescape. To bring relevance and resonance in
those stories of place (whenua and moana), people and process. To start from a
place of respect and regenerative potential through strong values of Pono,
Aroha and Tika.
Ethical considerations
Iwi are
currently debating the appropriateness for applying the mauri indicator tool to
a council restoration project. The storytelling team are mindful that a segment
focused on the application of these tools (take mauri, take hono)
might create some difficulties for mana whenua who are still
negotiating its use within their constituency. These concerns can be allayed
by de-emphasising the kaitiakitanga talk which is too broad for the scope of
this documentary. Instead, emphasis will be placed on the community connections
being made at the greenway visit, and the cultural exchange taking place during
the talk.
There are
multiple possibilities for how this shoot could unfold:
·
Auckland
Libraries could bring the mobile bus to one of the restoration days at Jessie
Tonnar Scout Reserve. This would highlight how Libraries are agile, not bound
by 4 walls but actively working in our communities to build relationships and
bring communities together.
·
A talk
about Kaitiakitanga at the restoration day or scheduled at a local Library. This
is the literacy component – raising knowledge of Maori value systems and
providing a forum for cultural exchange and dialogue.
Taonga tuku iho, Legacy ‑ We
preserve our past, ensure our future.
· Literacy, We support communities
to thrive.
· Whakatipu I te reo Maori, We grow
the Maori language
· Tatou, Beonging We bring
communities together
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