Background
The terms for indigenous populations in New Zealand and across the Pacific has recently changed. So from 2024 we have a more easily recognizable set of MeSH terms. The term “Maori People” is a new term beginning this year. The old term “Oceanic Ancestry group” (a broader term) was replaced this year by Oceanians – including Australiasian People, Pacific Island People, and other pacific islander peoples. Because this is a new term, keyword-type searches are required to capture records before 2023. Where necessary geographic location is used to narrow results.
Search Stategy
"Maori People"/
(Maori or pacifica or first nation? or first peop* or indigen*).mp.
exp "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander"/
(nz or new zealand*).in. or new zealand*.ti,ab,sh. or "north island".ti,ab. or "north island".in. or south island.ti,ab. or south island.in.
(1 or 2 or 3) and 4
Reviewers
Primary: Michael Fanning
Secondary: Charlotte Viken
Review Date: 2024-05-08
Expiry Date: 2025-05-08
Original search produced by:
Ovid Training Team
References:
OvidGO! / Skills Videos
What are Boolean Operators?
What is an adjacency operator?
What are wildcards?
Subject heading searching
Truncation of keywords
Phrase searching on Ovid
Citation:
Ovid Customer Support, Indigenous Population in New Zealand - Ovid MEDLINE, OvidGO! / Focused Searches Portal, Version: 8th May 2024, Visited: 11th May 2024.