In this episode, we hear from Prof. Graham Hingangaroa Smith about his journey, from growing up in a small town to conducting groundbreaking research on Kaupapa Māori—a transforming, Indigenous philosophical approach that centres on Māori ways of knowing, being, and doing as normal and valid, while simultaneously challenging the impacts of colonization.

Listeners will learn the concept of "transforming" Indigenous education—as per the podcast title—as Smith discusses with guest host Dr. Huia Jahnke: how do we ensure that Indigenous education and research remains transformative? Smith asserts we must remain wary of usage of Indigenous frameworks like Kaupapa Māori that seek to domesticate their radical transformative potential. Instead he outlines six elements that have been identified as critical to informing Kaupa ...