Workshop 4 - Identity

Dr Anneka Anderson & Esther Willing

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the concepts of ethnicity and ancestry and how these concepts relate to healthcare.

2. Engage in effective inter-professional team communication and problem solving.

3. Describe your own personal identity in relation to a Māori pēpēha framework.

Instructions

• Individual TBL (5 mins)– Choose the best answer for each question– Write the letter you have chosen in the individual box

• Group TBL (10 mins)– As a group choose the best answer for each question– Write the letter you have chosen in the group box

• Simultaneous reporting and discussion (20 mins)– Whānau groups are asked to hold up the letter for their

group response at the same time for the entire workshop to see

Question One

When using an ethnicity question, to be Māori you have to:

A. Have Māori ancestry B. Know your whānau/hapū/iwiC. Speak Māori and participate in activities such

as tangi, kapa haka and collecting seafoodD. Identify yourself as being Māori

Question Two

If someone identifies themselves as “1/16th Māori,” they have:

A. Correctly identified their ancestryB. Self-identified themselves as having Māori

ethnicityC. Aligned themselves to blood quantum

descriptionsD. Provided evidence of whakapapa/genealogy

Question Three

To have Māori ancestry you have to:

A. Identify descent from a Māori parent B. Have linkages to your hapū/iwiC. Have descended from a Māori princessD. Self-identify as being Māori

Question Four

When would it be preferable to use an ancestry definition rather than an ethnicity definition in health research?

A. In research on the social determinants of healthB. In research on the role of lifestyle behaviours and

health outcomesC. In research on inequalities in access to health servicesD. In epidemiological studies that investigate genetic

predisposition for certain illnesses

Take home message

• Ancestry focuses on biological descent and genealogy– Ancestry data should be collected when examining

genetic associations• Ethnicity is a social construct of cultural

affiliation and is self-perceived– Ethnicity data should be collected when we want

to understand health outcomes within social contexts