Kinship Flashcards

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Waka

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Migratory canoe, Māori can trace ancestory back to canoe that landed in NZ

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Iwi

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Bones/tribe - traditionally only came together for large projects e.g war. Contemporarily principal social and political entity.

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Hapū

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Pregnancy/sub-tribe - traditionally controlled day-to-day activities, governed whānau - most have now disappeared/lost meaning.

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Whānau

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Birth/family - traditionally 3 generations, primary economic unit, lived together - contemporarily genetic whānau have gotten smaller but the word now includes people working towards a common goal (kaupapa whānau)

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Rangatira

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Usually from tuakana (senior) lines of descent, high levels of tapu and mana, chiefs and spiritual leaders.

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Tūtua/ware

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Commoners, weak/teina (junior) lines of descent

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Pononga

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Servants

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Taurekareka

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Slaves/prisoners of war

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