Tania Ka'ai

Tania Ka‘ai is Professor and Director of Te Ipukarea Language Institute and Te Whare o Rongomaurikura – The Centre for Language Revitalisation at AUT University, New Zealand. As an Indigenous scholar teaching and researching in a university, Ka’ai uses the cultural values and knowledge transmitted by her indigenous elders and mentors as an epistemological framework to inform her writing and teaching within the academy. Professor Ka’ai has been involved in Māori language revitalisation interventions for almost 30 years and her research and publications reflect this work with community.