Amber Aranui

project lead for Ngākahu – National Repatriation Project and chair of the New Zealand Repatriation Research Network
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Amber Aranui

Summary

Amber Aranui is a human[1]. She worked as a researcher[2], manager[3], writer[4], chairperson[5], and archaeologist[6].

Key Facts

  • Amber Aranui is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[7].
  • Amber Aranui's professions included researcher[2].
  • Amber Aranui's professions included manager[3].
  • Amber Aranui worked as a writer[4].
  • Amber Aranui's professions included chairperson[5].
  • Amber Aranui worked as an archaeologist[6].
  • Amber Aranui worked as a curator[8].
  • Amber Aranui was employed by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[9].
  • Among Amber Aranui's employers was Victoria University of Wellington[10].
  • Amber Aranui's education included a stint at University of Auckland[11].
  • Amber Aranui's education included a stint at Victoria University of Wellington[12].
  • Amber Aranui's doctoral advisor was Peter Adds[13].
  • Amber Aranui's doctoral advisor was Maria Bargh[14].
  • Amber Aranui is recorded as female[15].
  • Amber Aranui's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Amber Aranui's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-6070-4278[17].
  • Amber Aranui earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].
  • Amber Aranui's given name is recorded as Q456808[19].
  • Amber Aranui's given name is recorded as Kiri[20].
  • Amber Aranui's academic thesis is recorded as Te Hokinga Mai O Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Perspectives of Repatriation and the Scientific Research of Ancestral Remains.[21].
  • Amber Aranui's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11n0m_k7kw[22].
  • Amber Aranui's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[23].
  • Amber Aranui's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as amber-aranui-15ba7229[24].
  • Amber Aranui's OpenAlex ID is recorded as A5045840791[25].

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Origins and Family

Amber Aranui is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[7].

Education

Educated at University of Auckland[11], a public university[26], in New Zealand[27], founded in 1883[28], headquartered in Auckland City[29] and Victoria University of Wellington[12], a public university[30], in New Zealand[31], founded in 1897[32], headquartered in Wellington[33]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Adds[13], an anthropologist[34] and Maria Bargh[14], a researcher[35], of New Zealand[36], awarded the Te Puāwaitanga Research Excellence Award[37], specialised in Maori politics[38]. Amber Aranui earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[2], manager[3], writer[4], chairperson[5], archaeologist[6], and curator[8]. Employers include Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[9], a national museum[39], in New Zealand[40], founded in 1992[41], headquartered in Wellington[42] and Victoria University of Wellington[10], a public university[43], in New Zealand[44], founded in 1897[45], headquartered in Wellington[46].

FAQs

What did Amber Aranui do for work?

Amber Aranui worked as researcher[2], manager[3], writer[4], chairperson[5], and archaeologist[6].

Where did Amber Aranui go to school?

Amber Aranui was educated at University of Auckland[11] and Victoria University of Wellington[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Te Hokinga Mai O Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Perspectives of Repatriation and the Scientific Research of Ancestral Remains.. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved . tepapa.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . tepapa.academia.edu. Retrieved . tepapa.academia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved . tepapa.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved . tepapa.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . nukuwomen.co.nz. Retrieved . nukuwomen.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Te Hokinga Mai O Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Perspectives of Repatriation and the Scientific Research of Ancestral Remains.. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz. openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Doctoral advisor Peter Adds, Maria Bargh
    Employer Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Victoria University of Wellington
    Wikidata description project lead for Ngākahu – National Repatriation Project and chair of the New Ze
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