lecture 8 - Maori Cultural And Beleife Systems Flashcards
Outline Whakapapa
A line of descent from ones ancestors; a genealogy
Multiple layers of broad flat things
outline the traditional social structure
Whakau (family)
Hapu (subtribe)
Iwi (tribe)
Waka (boat/vehicle)
What were the main groups in pre European day to day Māori society
Hapu, and Whanau
What is matauranga Māori
The knowledge, comprehension or understanding of everything visible or invisible that exists across the universe according to Māori.
All branches of Maori knowledge, past present and still developing.
Foundation to all things Māori, passed down through generations, always developing, not one thing
What are purakau (creating narratives)
Observations, theories
Means of passing information on to next generation
Outline the Māori world view
Holistic
Collectivist
Different for each person/Whanau/hapu/iwi
Informed by Whakapapa
What is a whakatauki
A Māori proverb where the origins are unknown
