rejecting claim Māori knowledge isn't science as 'scientific racism'
A controversial letter by a group of prominent academics has been rubbished as "scientific racism" in a rebuttal by leading Covid expert Professor Shaun Hendy and New Zealander of the Year Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles which has been signed by more than 1100 people.
The letter which prompted today's reply claimed Māori knowledge was "not science" and was published in the Listener magazine on July 23 with the names of seven prominent Auckland University professors attached.
It was in response to proposed changes to the Māori school curriculum which would put mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) on a par with other types of knowledge, particularly Western knowledge.
Link to article: Experts Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles among those rejecting claim Māori knowledge isn't science as 'scientific racism' - NZ Herald
