HEATHER CAME & ASSOCIATES
PURSUING RACIAL JUSTICE.
E-Learning
Te Kawenata Tapu: The sacred covenant
Heather Came and Associates have developed an eight module (20-24 hour) self-directed e-learning entitled Te Kawenata Tapu – The Sacred Covenant. The course focusses on Tiriti-based practice and is available via sliding scale subscription rate for six months. Te Kawenata Tapu is a unique, holistic educational programme designed for motivated professionals, whether new to Te Tiriti or looking to dive deeper. Co-designed by Dr Heather Came and Matua Grant Berghan, this course is a "visual feast with academic substance" and takes two to three hours per module.
Each module blends academic learning with poetry, whakataukī, waiata, Waitangi sound bites, and imagery by Denis-Came-Friar. Accessible individually or in groups, the course features chat-show recaps, expert reflections, and a growing learning community. Optional extra readings and reflection opportunities ensure continuous growth well beyond the conclusion of the course.
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that are available courtesy of the Joan MacDonald Trust
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Individual pricing (Excl. GST)
Individual module Full set
Tier 1 – Salary over $150K $215 $1500
Tier 2 - Salary $90-150K $170 $1200
Tier 3 - Salary $66-89K $100 $700
Tier 4 - Income under $65K $50 $350
Public Courses
Team Training
Heather Came & Associates currently offers several one-day co-facilitated workshops:
Embracing Tiriti based practice
Critical Tiriti Analysis: Strengthening Tiriti alignment
Advanced Critical Tiriti Analysis
Tiriti-based antiracism
Planning to disrupt institutional racism
Bespoke trainings around racial justice can also be designed on request. The teaching team will vary depending on the availability and expertise of the trainers (see Our People)
Embracing Tiriti-based practice
This co-facilitated workshop covers the lead up to He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga Nū Tīreni and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the authorative Māori text). Learners experience whanaungatanga, time-travel, a pop quiz and do a deep dive into questions (and answers) about Tiriti justice. They will leave with a living Te Tiriti responsiveness plan aligned to the elements of the Māori text. Poetry, humour and whakataukī will be weaved through the workshop. The overall objective of this workshop is to provide a foundational overview of Tiriti-based practice. Alumni of this course will be able to:
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Define the differences between Te Tiriti, the Treaty and the treaty principles.
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Explain key concepts of Tiriti based practice / leadership.
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Develop a living Te Tiriti responsiveness plan.
Critical Tiriti Analysis: Strengthening Tiriti alignment
Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) is a methodology co-created by Heather Came, Dominic O’Sullivan and Tim McCreanor. In its retrospective form it is a collective process to determine whether a policy/project/strategy is Te Tiriti compliant. In its prospective form it strengthens Te Tiriti alignment from the beginning of a project.
This co-facilitated workshop is designed to introduce CTA and strengthen Te Tiriti based practice. The workshop includes Te Tiriti revision on Te Tiriti and its application. The whakapapa of CTA is shared with learners and current scholarship in the area. This practical workshop fosters critical thinking and models collaboration as learners “learn by doing” a retrospective CTAs The workshop concludes by exploring how to apply CTA on forthcoming work.
CTA is a decolonising method used by practitioners, scholars, policy makers and decision-makers. It is being used to assess proposals, for policy writing, accreditation / competency frameworks, curriculum review / development, and commissioning. It also continues to be used to monitor the Crown. Alumni of this workshop are invited to join a nationwide practitioner-led community of practice with opportunities for ongoing CTA tautoko.
Alumni of this workshop will be able to:
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Critique existing policy/strategy documents to determine Tiriti compliance.
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Devise how to strengthen Tiriti alignment in their own practice.
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Collaborate with colleagues to do a retrospective or prospective CTA.
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Introduce and revisit foundational Te Tiriti histories and social and political dynamics.
Advanced Critical Tiriti Analysis
This new course is designed for practitioners who already possess a foundational understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Advanced Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) Workshop offers an immersive next step into policy critique and institutional transformation. This interactive, co-facilitated session delves into the origins of the CTA methodology, reviewing how diverse organisations are currently embedding the framework to audit and reshape their work. Participants will collaboratively strategise how to sharpen their critical application of the tool, leaving with advanced, practical insights to confidently champion Te Tiriti compliance and anti-racism praxis within their sectors.
Alumni of this course will be able to:
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Confidential review and evaluate Te Tiriti compliance
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Tailor the Critical Tiriti Analysis framework to their workplace or profession
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Translate critical analysis into practical initiatives
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Advocate for structural shifts that respect tino rangatiratanga
Tiriti-based antiracism
Antiracism is the art and science of naming, reducing, disrupting, preventing, dismantling and eliminating racism. It takes a multiplicity of forms but centres around solidarity with those targeted by racism, an analysis of power and a commitment to reflective, transformative practice. In the context of Aotearoa, it involves engagement with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
This co-facilitated workshop assumes a basic understanding of Te Tiriti but pragmatically includes some revision. This workshop introduces a typography of antiracist professional practice that supports learners to reflect on their current practice. There is a strong emphasis on the relational aspects of antiracism practice and being clear about allyship, mana-maintaining practice and the distinct roles of the descendants of the colonisers and the colonised. Learners will work with real vignettes of racism and identify how the racism is operating in the story and how it could have been disrupted. The session will conclude with a too hard basket answer panel to address any outstanding questions .
The objective of the session is to deepen understanding and familiarity with the dynamics of racism and privilege. Alumni of this workshop will be able to:
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Articulate how racism and privilege are operating within a given context.
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Collaborate with colleagues to formulate strategies for advancing racial justice.
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Devise how to embed antiracism in their own practice.
Planning to disrupt institutional racism
Institutional racism is a “wicked” problem that is widespread across the public service. Its presence is a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Building on Tiriti-based Antiracism this workshop nurtures critical reflective practice but also focusses on collective action. It uses structural analysis to unpack the drives of racism. It exposes how racism operates as a system of power to disadvantage one group and advantage another while emphasising the intersectoral impacts of racism.
This workshop deliberately nurtures critical thinking and collaboration as learners “learn by doing” mapping racism within a particular setting based on Heather's PhD research. Antiracism strategies are identified to address these identified sites of racism. The workshop concludes by strategizing how to build appropriate infrastructure to sustain antiracism momentum. Poetry, humour and whakataukī are weaved through this embodied learning experience.
Alumni from this workshop will be able to:
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Collaboratively design a tailored antiracism strategy.
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Critical appraise discourses that enables cultural and institutional racism.
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Actively reflect on their own agency and strategic contributions to antiracism.
Cancellation Policy
If HC&A cancels a workshop due to low attendance, you will be notified and fully refunded. To cancel or transfer your registration, notify us in writing at least 10 working days prior. Cancellations after invoicing incur a 10% fee if requested more than a week before the event, or a 25% fee within one week. No refunds are available for no-shows. Contact Joy at joyaratima@gmail.com with any questions.