The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
2004-2004

Jim Marbrook
Producer, Director, and Writer
Auckland, New Zealand

TOPIC: Explore the role of Maori culture in healing and wellness

Awa Hikoi: The River Journey
Awa Hikoi: The River Journey documents a unique journey towards wellness. In late 2004, a group of Maori Mental Health consumers started a three-day canoe trip through the upper reaches of New Zealand's Whanganui River.

Ko Whanganui Te Awa: From the River
Ko Whanganui Te Awa: From the River documents the same group of Maori mental health consumers from Awa Hikoi: The River Journey as they travel to Phoenix, Arizona for two weeks.