Special Topic: Indigenous Perspectives on Accounting and Accountability

Accounting and accountability techniques have been implicated in colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad. But it does not have to be that way. Indigenous peoples can both harness existing perspectives, and offer alternatives to accounting and accountability. This course is an opportunity for students to engage with Maori, Pacific and Indigenous knowledge as it relates to accounting and accountability locally, nationally, and globally across diverse Indigenous experiences. Students will build capacity to apply, critique and reflect on Indigenous accounting and accountability theory and practice, to advance competence and confidence and contribute to their career and/or communities in critically constructive ways. This course involves the active transformation of teaching and learning spaces and practices to enhance the learning experience of Indigenous and allied students.