Maori researcher honoured
Ngapuhi academic Aroha Harris has been awarded the inaugural Royal Society Te Aparangi Early Career Researcher Award in Humanities for her contribution to the award-winning Maori history, Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History.
Dr Harris, a senior lecturer in history at Auckland University, co-wrote the book with Atholl Anderson and the late Dame Judith Binney. She was lead author of the final section, exploring the sociocultural history of 20th-century Maori.
"This award is a wonderful recognition of Maori history. I'm very proud," she said. Dr Harris (Ngapuhi, Te Rarawa) has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal since 2008 and president of the New Zealand Historical Association since 2015. This year she became president-elect of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association.
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