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Dame Alice Joan Metge (born 21 February 1930) is a New Zealand social anthropologist, educator, lecturer and writer. Born in Auckland, Metge was educated at the University of Auckland, graduating Master of Arts with first-class honours in 1952, and the London School of Economics where she earned her PhD in 1958. She continues to advance peace initiatives via her work as a member of the Waitangi National Trust Board, a conference presenter, adviser, and as a mentor to mediators and conflict management practitioners. A scholar on Māori topics, she has been recognised for promoting cross-cultural awareness and has published a number of books and articles in her career. She has likened the relationship among the people of New Zealand to "a rope () many strands which when woven or working together create a strong nation" (as paraphrased by Silvia Cartwright). ==Awards and honours== Metge was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to anthropology.〔(''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 50950, 12 June 1987 ). Retrieved 17 January 2013.〕 She was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's Te Rangi Hiroa Medal for her research in the social sciences in 1997.〔(Te Rangi Hiroa Medal - Recipients ). Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2013.〕 In 2001, the University of Auckland awarded Metge an honorary LittD degree. In 2006 she received the Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize in Suva, Fiji. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan Metge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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