Borrin Foundation – Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Postgraduate Scholarship for Amelia Kendall

About Amelia

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Tihei Mauri Ora

Amelia is a descendant of Te Rarawa from the small town of Mitimiti in the Hokianga and grew up in Manurewa, Auckland.  In 2021 she graduated from the University of Auckland with a BA/LLB (Hons) and worked as a commercial lawyer and also within the National Iwi Chairs Forum.  Last year she completed a total immersion te reo Māori course at Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.

She credits her parents work ethic, humility and gratitude which inspired her to understand education as a tool for change. Once completing her Masters of Laws in America, she intends to contribute to a positive and meaningful change for all Māori at a constitutional level.

What Amelia is studying

Amelia is intending to complete a Master of Laws in America with a focus on constitutional, indigenous and international law.

Constitutional wānanga and kōrero on what true partnership between indigenous Māori and the government should look like in accordance with constitutional documents such as He Whakaputanga and te Tiriti o Waitangi has reached national consciousness.

Amelia will study international constitutional arrangements, the impact and effectiveness of domestic and international human rights instruments, treaties and declarations on indigenous rights around the world and gain perspective on indigenous struggle asserting self-determination and mana motuhake around the world.

Scholarship amount

$80,000