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Our voices: Indigeneity and architecture

Our voices: Indigeneity and architecture begins as its title signals, calling to its reader in chapter-long verses that share research findings, practice observations, lived experiences and creative modes at the confluence of Indigeneity and architecture. Published by Oro Editions in 2018 and co-edited by Rebecca Kiddle (Ngati Porou and Nga Puhi), luugigyoo patrick stewart (Killerwhale House of Daaxan of the Nisga’a Village of Gingolx) and Kevin O’Brien (Kaurareg and Meriam peoples of the Torres Strait Islands), Our voices is an extensive survey comprising twenty-five chapters contributed by Indigenous thinkers working as academics, activists, architects, artists, conservationists, designers, educators, policy analysts, urban planners and researchers invested in Indigenous architectures.

The book opens with a tribute to Maori architect Rewi Thompson (Ngati Porou, Ngati Raukawa), authored by Deidre Brown (Nga Puhi, Nga ti Kahu), Nicholas Dalton

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