Kinship Flashcards
Waka
Migratory canoe, Māori can trace ancestory back to canoe that landed in NZ
Iwi
Bones/tribe - traditionally only came together for large projects e.g war. Contemporarily principal social and political entity.
Hapū
Pregnancy/sub-tribe - traditionally controlled day-to-day activities, governed whānau - most have now disappeared/lost meaning.
Whānau
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)
Rangatira
Usually from tuakana (senior) lines of descent, high levels of tapu and mana, chiefs and spiritual leaders.
Tūtua/ware
Commoners, weak/teina (junior) lines of descent
Pononga
Servants
Taurekareka
Slaves/prisoners of war