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Stevie is a young Maori woman living in Auckland, but her Whakapapa is to Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou and Te Arawa. She currently works as a youth development administrator/worker/poet for Action Education, and has been involved in the youth development sector since she was 14. In 2015 she completed a Bachelor of Arts double majoring in Maori Development and Social Sciences at AUT, and has recently completed a Masters in Human Rights at AUT. She is a current member of the South Auckland Poets Collective and loves spoken word poetry. Stevie is passionate about young people, culture, creativity, education, and community development.
Through her poetry, Stevie talks about her Whakapapa and how it shaped her life. Stevie is a young Maori woman living in Auckland, but her whakapapa is to Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou and Te Arawa. She currently works as a youth development administrator/worker/poet for Action Education, and has been involved in the youth development sector since she was 14. In 2015 she completed a Bachelor of Arts double majoring in Maori Development and Social Sciences at AUT, and has recently completed a Masters in Human Rights at AUT. She is a current member of the South Auckland Poets Collective and loves spoken word poetry. Stevie is passionate about young people, culture, creativity, education, and community development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx