DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS ALTERNATIVES TO GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

Alliance Health +: Alfred Ngaro

Dictionary: in·dig·e·nous    adj. Originating and

living or occurring naturally in an area or environment. See synonyms at native.

Intrinsic; innate. [From Latin indigena, a native.

See indigen.]

Indigenous: PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE Originating and living or

occurring naturally Intrinsic; Innate. Native.

Workshop Process:

Indigenous Context

Indigenous Tools

Indigenous

Ideologies

Workshop Outcomes:

Clarity around the Indigenous Context for Governance and Leadership for the pacific community.

Better understanding of How Pacific governance works and its challenges.

Set of tools to work within your own context of engaging Indigenous(Pacific ) communities.

Ancient PastAriki – King

Paramountcy (Akapa’anga, Blood

Descendency)Council of Chiefs

Current PracticeDictatorship Monarchy

Minority Rule

Cultural EvolutionDemographic

ChangesEthnic Specific vs

pan PacificModernisation of Values & Lifestyle

Indigenous Context

Indigenous Ideologies

Traditional Mainstream

Egalitarian

Western Values

Westminster Ideology

Descendency

Pacific Values based

Spirituality & Faith

‘Good Governance should reflect the Purpose and Goal of the Constituents’

Indigenous Tools

Identify the leade

rs: Decisio

n makers, Shakers

and movers,

Gate keepers and cup of tea

makers

Engage people with each other:

understand the profile ,history and personality of the

people

Invite them to create a future

possibility: are we willing to take risks

Confront

them with their freedom: are we happy

with our current reality

Transformative

‘Are we just managing the diversity, and are we willing to break new ground’

‘To help change a culture, learn to ask a powerful question’

‘‘Mou te komou te here

kia pukuru o vaevaekia mokora o kaki

‘Hold onto your heritage,stand tall on your feetto face the challenges

ahead of you’’