Pluralism And The Treaty Of Waitangi-Week 4

1. Define the term 'pluralism' using APA referencing.

Pluralism means three things. It means Multiculturalism, equal opportunity and Racism. which seems to base itself on 'celebrating Cultural diversity,' It is also celebrating humanity and 'respect' for people in the sense of their own culture and identity (Wordia, 2010, YouTube.com)

2. How would you describe New Zealand's current dominant culture?


The current dominant culture in New Zealand would be difficult to pin point.The Diversity of Ethnics in New Zealand are remotely intercultural and Multicultured for terms. The pre-existant cultures are the Maori and European to dominate originally, yet here in today's society many ethnic groups are indefinately increasing in numbers. From mere observation it would be a layout of *European, Pacific and Island cultures, Asians to Indian as the most common races to be found (statistics New Zealand,1999. 'New Zealand society is culturally diverse, and becoming more so through changing immigration patterns,' (Social Report, 2001) and this is evidently true considering the large amount of Immigrants the Government allows into the country per year.

According to the (Statistics New Zealand,1999) the European Culture is in fact the dominant Ethnicity in New Zealand given the statistics of 71 percent of the population being European with 14.5 percent being of the Maori ethnic group. European dominance; described as 'the pakeha mainstream culture can be described furthermore as 'the culture of power,' Delpit, (1988) pg. 282.

3. Before 1840, what was New Zealand's dominant culture?
New Zealand in the 21st Century is a more Multi-cultured society than it was during the 18th-19th century. The first New Zealanders, the Maori, voyaged thousands of miles across the vast unknown Pacific Ocean in small ocean-going canoes. In order to reach New Zealand, these brave adventurers developed their own navigation system using the stars and the currents (New Zealand Tourism Guide, 2010)

4. How does the Treaty of Waitangi relate to us all as artists and designers working

in New Zealand?

Various New Zealand Artists associate their Art with 'Cultural Diversity', and let alone New Zealand  Culture. The focus on Maori art is dominant through the Markets as a standardisation of Maori representation. Artists are simply interested in the maori culture so they reproduce artworks for historic or moral value, and others would use very average representations of maori art through the purpose of tourist ornaments to sell through common trade.

5. How can globalization be seen as having a negative effect on regional diversity in New Zealand in particular?

Much of the Maori culture has indeed become less apparent to society. The Multi-lingual personal, and intercultured status of society in New Zealand has left the percent of Maori culture without a strong hand for it's language. Through this recent decade New Zealand Media (Tv Mainly) has intergrated more Maori orientated shows. Yet, the effect on people is still dominated by many other ethnic groups in New Zealand.

6. Shane Cotton's paintings are said to examine the cultural landscape. Research Cotton's work 'Welcome'(2004) and 'Forked Tongue' (2011) to analyze what he is saying about colonialization and the Treaty of Waitangi.

REFERENCES:
Becca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd, Government of New Zealand. New Zealand Tourism Guide (2010)


http://www.design.iastate.edu/NAB/about/thinkingskills/cultural_context/pluralism.html
http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/2001/culture-identity/culture-identity.shtml

Cameron, K. 'Biculturalism, Multiculturalism' in Biculturalism: The Next Conversation Lectures delivered at the invitation of Dr.Ken Nicholson, District Senior Inspector, Wellington Education board, (1995)

Henry, S (1987)‘The Construction and Deconstruction of Social Control: Thoughts on the Discursive Production of state Law and Private Justice. (Gower Publishing, Aldershot, 1987) at 6-7, 107-11.

987) at 6-7, 107-11.