Māori mythology

relevant to society today because there will always be sexist people wherever you go. The director (Caro) shows that Koro is sexist by subjecting male and female roles and making sure that the traditions of the Maori stay the same. Paikea is unable to do the traditional dance of the Maori or use the Taha because it was considered a “Male Role” within the tribe and Males weren’t supposed to cry because it would make them seem weak

discrimination to women is thinly disguised in today's modernising world, but nevertheless remains deeply manifested in society. Koro Apriana developed his views and opinions from his childhood where his elders imprinted the rules and moral values of the Maori people in order to prepare him for his role as chief. However, in those years, the role of the women in society was to remain in the home tending to children and preparing meals; whereas in the modernising western world women have been empowered and

Welcome distinguished guests , travellers and my fellow citizens. I’d like to commence by first recognising the traditional aborigine who belonged to this land that we are now assembled upon, the Bindal and Wulgurukaba, I pay my respects to their elders, both past and present. We recognize and honour the thousands of years of indigenous legacy in this area. Today we celebrate the day we all know and love, Australia Day. Today we acknowledge the breathtaking past, the remarkable present and the future

the Past to the Present” “In 2013, only ten percent of New Zealand’s living residents stated that involvement in the Maori culture is not important to them” (Te Kupenga 2013). Although the film Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro, made it seem as if the Maori culture was slowly dying and coming to an end, it still remains unbelievably important to the people of New Zealand. The Maori culture, which Paikea is part of, is based of off staying faithful to your deceased ancestors by worshiping them with

specifically amongst the Maori people, the art of tattooing plays a vital role

This transformation of Māori from a previously solely spoken language into a written form had two major effects. The first was the ability, and so necessity to write the treaty in a Māori form, and secondly that, in order to communicate the concepts laid out in English, familiar conceptual ideas would have to be used in Māori, many of which had, through Luke, taken on a greater level of spiritual significance in regard to Christian thought. This can be seen in Māori conception of te Tiriti as

from Britain came to New Zealand in 1840, after the agreement with Maori gave This assignment will define colonisation in the Aotearoa New Zealand context and discuss how Te Tiriti o Waitangi relates to colonisation for both Maori and non Maori. It will

Maori world views were encapsulated in Whakapapa, which provided them with their identity, in Whanau, Hapu, Iwi and Whenua, the land. Their world views also included believing in wairuatanga (spiritual connection to the natural environment), kaitiakitanga, which is that people are linked to all living and non – living things and it is the responsibility of the mankind to safeguard the ecosystem. In addition, they believed in oneness (kotahitanga) and manaakitanga - the ability to care for others

The newsletter published by the Dulwish Centre explores the concept of Just Therapy in an application to family therapy. Primarily, this article examines the social injustice around the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. The therapeutic approach considers elements of gender, culture, social, and economic attributes, in contrast to Western methods which tend to dismiss these qualities. In regards to personal practice, the article is valuable for a future desire to work with the indigenous peoples

Good morning/afternoon Mr Tabueto and students. Today I will talk about the strength of Paikea, the young female protagonist of the movie “Whale Rider”. I am going to start at the end film where Paikea, or Pai as she is known, has just saved her ancestral tribe. As the tribal war canoe is being pushed out to the seas, Pai says in voice-over: “I am not a prophet but I know our people will keep going forward with ALL of our strength.” These powerful words come from an 11-year-old who has spent her