The aim of the conference is to examine the current state of indigenous interventionist policies relative to sites of visual art practice, delivery, dissemination, promotion and discourse within the Pacific Rim. Notions of 'hybridity' postulated in post-colonial discourse and the emergent voice of diaspora will provide a sub-stratum of discourse. Project Concept and Background The project has been conceived as an opportunity to strengthen links between tangata whenua artists, curators, art commentators and writers with the indigenous peoples of the Pacific and other nations. The project has been organised by Te Putahi-a-Toi, the School of Maori Studies, Massey University in Palmerston North, in partnership with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Te Manawa (formerly the Manawatu Art Gallery).