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Irihapeti RamsdenIrihapeti Ramsden, 1946-2003, philosopher, writer and educationalist, was a member of the Spiral collective that published J.C.Sturm's "The House of the Talking Cat" amd Keri Hulme's Booker prize-winning "the bone people". Irihapeti's doctoral thesis "Cultural Safety and Nursing Education in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu" (2003),on her work as the architect of Cultural Safety in nursing includes autobiographical material. Irihapeti's most recent publication was "The Silent Migration Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club 1937-1948", written with Jonathan Dennis and Patricia Grace. She was an artist member of the Haeata collective and appeared in Gaylene Preston's film "Titless Wonders". Always in demand as a speaker, Irihapeti presented the Grace Neill Memorial Lecture at Victoria in 2001. A former women's studies student, Irihapeti returned regularly as a guest lecturer. In 1988 she spoke about her experience of "the bone people". After Irihapeti's death, many people paid tribute to her. Lis Ellison- Loschmann, a long time colleague, wrote an obituary, edited for the British Medical Journal. Historian Michael King wrote a tribute to present at Pipitea marae, Wellington. Midwife colleague Jeanie Douche wrote an obituary for Midwifery News (June 2003 p16). Spiral created a substantial video archive of Irihapeti 's life and work from 1997. When her family is ready, this will be the basis for a documentary about her, "Something for the Grandchildren to Hold". The work was funded by Projecta Foundation; Cathy Pelly Maungarongo Trust; Community Trust of Wellington; J.R.MacKenzie Trust; New Zealand Women's Health Information Network; Project Waitangi; Trade Union History Project; Trustbank Otago Community Trust; Whitireia Polytechnic School of Nursing and many other generous trusts, individuals and institutions. Related links"Cultural Safety and Nursing Education in Aotearoa and Te Wai Pounamu" "The Silent Migration Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club 1937-1948" Lis Ellison-Loschmann obituary |
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