Lucy CarterLucy Carter

Lucy Carter (Kāi Tahu) is a Māori Social Scientist at Massey University and GNS Science. She received a 2014 Fulbright Award to complete a Masters specialising in Sociology of Disasters at Colorado State University. Her work is focused primarily on indigenous disaster management and resilience, as well as school safety.

Why I study Māori and indigenous disaster response

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Social scientist Lucy Carter says people’s resilience and generosity during the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes spurred her to look at how Māori and indigenous communities respond to disaster. When I tell people I’m a disaster researcher, I tend to get a range of reactions. Some take the opportunity to share with me their personal … Read more