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Dr Eruera Tarena
Executive Director - Tokona Te Raki: Maori Future Makers
Professional Bio
Dr Eruera (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Apanui) has a strong background in te reo, tikanga, and language revitalisation. He is currently Chair of Te Māngai Pāho and has extensive experience across Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and governance including as Executive Director for Tokona te Raki: Māori Futures Collective.
He was a First Nations Future Fellow at Stanford University in 2011 and was awarded his PhD in 2015 for his study of indigenous organization, their design and ow they balance culture and commerce. Most important, Dr. Eruera is the father of four tamariki raised in te reo who are his driving force in language revitalisation efforts and his reality check on how younger generations are choosing to express themselves and their culture through te reo.
He was a First Nations Future Fellow at Stanford University in 2011 and was awarded his PhD in 2015 for his study of indigenous organization, their design and ow they balance culture and commerce. Most important, Dr. Eruera is the father of four tamariki raised in te reo who are his driving force in language revitalisation efforts and his reality check on how younger generations are choosing to express themselves and their culture through te reo.