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Dementia Care for Māori, Online course 
Author:                                    Goodfellow Unit, 2019 (NZ)
Description:
This resource provides information and tools around communicating with Māori patients and their whānau, as well as information around diagnosing dementia and long term care of dementia patients – all of which will make it easier for you to support and care for your patients and their whānau. Estimated time to complete is 1 hour
Link
Connecting culture and care: Introducing Māori elders
Author:
Walking in Another's Shoes
Description:
The aim of this resource is to provide a simple one-page introduction to some basic concepts and phrases when working with Māori whānau living with dementia.  
Link
Dementia: Te Ao Māori
Author:
Attitude TV for Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand (NZ)
Description:
This documentary explores what dementia looks like in the lives of everyday Māori. One whānau shares their story of coping and caring for their mother with early onset dementia, and there’s a visit to a care unit using te reo, whakpapapa and waiata to enhance the well-being of Māori with dementia.
Link
Hauora Māori approach to developing care plans
Author:
Health Safety and Quality Commission New Zealand (NZ)
Description:
Aged care facility managers and staff are faced with the challenge of supporting residents as they transition into care. The cultural and spiritual needs of new residents and their whānau must be met with respect and consideration. Enliven is working on a new model of care for their Māori health plan with Te Whare Tapa Whā as a key principle. 
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Mate wareware: Understanding ‘dementia’ from a Māori perspective
Author:
Margaret Dudley, Oliver Menzies, Hinemoa Elder, Lisa Nathan, Nick Garrett, Denise Wilson, 2019 (NZ)
Description:

This seminal study talked with with 223 kaumātua (Māori elders). The findings elucidate Māori understandings of the causes of mate wareware (becoming forgetful and unwell; dementia ), and the role of aroha (love, compassion) and manaakitanga (generosity, caring) involved in caregiving for whānau living with mate wareware. Mate wareware affects the wairua (spiritual dimension), but cultural activities could act as protective factors to optimise a person's functioning within their whānau and community.

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Improving Māori Health through clinical assessment
Author:
Tania Huria, Suzanne Pitama, and Cameron Lacey, 2014  (NZ)
Description:
Health professionals play an important role in addressing indigenous health inequalities. While not specific to dementia, this insightful paper outlines the Meihana model (2007) and the Hui process (2011) as a clinically relevant framework that supports health practitioners to work effectively with Māori  patients and whānau.
Link
Understanding dementia
Author:
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua  (NZ)
Description:
An informative video resource for Māori  whānau of people living with dementia.
Link
Dementia is everybody's business. Working to Together to Achieve a Shared South Island Model of Care
Author:
Health of Older People Service Level Alliance (NZ)
Description:
This document includes a cultural chapter with permission from principles developed by Harold Wereta for the “Walking in Another Shoes” dementia education programme. 
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