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Hauora

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to be fit, well, healthy, vigorous, in good spirits

- the totality of vital elements that contribute to a flourishing, dynamic and vital mauri

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Kaumatua

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elder, role is to nuture whanau, and often sought for guidnce on all manner of topics in daily life

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Kianga

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Phrases

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Mana

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Prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma

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Manuhiri

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guest

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Mauri

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life principle, life force, vital essecence- the essiential quality and vitality of a being

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Mihimihi

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formal greeting to introduce yourself through a connection to whenua (land) and whakapapa(ancestory)

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Ora

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to be alive, well, safe, healthy

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Tangata

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person or people

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Tangata Whenua

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people born of the land

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Te Ao Maori

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Maori world view/ world

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Powhiri

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the process of engagement

- to move from a state of tapu to a state of noa

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13
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Marae Atea

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the space outside in front of the meeting house (wharenui)

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Wharenui

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Meeting house, often viewed metaphorically a representing a living ancestor represented though the symbolic design of the building

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Ka mua Ka muri

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  • maori concept of time

- where the past present and future all intertwine and life is seen as a continous process

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Karakia

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Maori incantation and prayers to invoke spiritual guidance and protection

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Waiata

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used to serve many purposes such as suppoting a formal speech or to express emotions

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Whanaungtanga

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practice of creating, maintaining and sustaining relationships which help to generate a sense of belonging

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Tapu

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a type of regulatory control system designed to protect the public from potential danger - things that are tapu are in an elevated state or sacred

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Noa

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  • posed no health risk - no restrictions
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Wairua

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the source of existent being and life and concerns our capacity to interact with spirituality and belief

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Hau

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symbolises vitality and spirit of life

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Tikanga

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cultural practices exercised by maori in their daily lives

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Kawa

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the expression and application of tikanga and can changed depending on iwi, tribe and area

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Toanga

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valuable/ heirlooms - should always ask before removing and how to handle it

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26
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maori tradition around death…

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the person will die and leave their corpse to travel to the northern tip of nz called te rerenga wairua (place of departing spirits), marked by an ancient pohutakawa, where the Pacific ocean meets the tasman sea, Descend into the underworld by sliding down the roots of the pohutukawa tree. Travel underwater to the three kings island, climb out to highest point say last farewells and then return to the land of their ancestors, Hawaiiki-A-Nui.

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what is a health model

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conceptual framework for health

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what are important about maori health models

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they incorperate values and knowledfe that are integral to the maori view
look at health holistically by interconnecting physical, spiritual, environment, individual and whanau

29
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describe te whare tapa wha

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health model developed off the metaphor of the wharenui- four sides allocated to different areas of health and each aspect neccassary to hold the whare together.

30
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Taha Wairua

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considered the most basic and essential dimension of maori health - spiritual wellbeing

31
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Taha Hinengaro

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  • mental and emotional wellbeing - capacity to communicate, to think, to feel
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Taha Tinana

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physical wellbeing and physical enviroment

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Taha Whanau

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capacity to belong, to care and to share, be apart of a wider social system , family relationships

34
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Te Wheke

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health model
- octopus representing the health of whanau
the head represents te whanau, eyes = Waiora (total wellbeing), each of the eight tentacles represents dimension; includes not only the usual four dimension but also aspects such as mana ake uniqueness mauri

35
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Pa Harakeke

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  • health model, flax bush
36
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Hui Process

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trditional priciples of greeting, introducing, starting a relationshio and closer of an encounter

37
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Meihana Model

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builds on the work of the other maori health models and has been designed to support health pracftioners working with maori- uses the anaolgy of a waka houra (double hulled canoe).

38
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what is he Whakaputua, when was it established and who signed

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  • declaration of independence signed 1835 by 34 northern cheifs
39
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what were the four key assertions of He Whakaputua

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1- maori sovereignty declared over nz
2- other governing entities are prohibited unless otherwise nominated by maori and according to maori tikanga
3- concern for wellbeing particularly related to the loss of land
4- these assertions are to be protected by the king

40
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when was the treaty of waitangi established

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  • 1840
41
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what are the six key assertions of the treaty

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  • maori sovereignty
  • crown governance
  • authority over toanga
  • protection by the crown
  • equality
    continued practice of maori customs and beliefs
42
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what are the three principles of the treaty

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  • partnership, protection and participation
43
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what year was the treaty recognised in the nz health and disability act

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2000

44
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what does UNDRIP stand for

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United Nations Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples

45
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equality

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sameness

46
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equity

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fairness

47
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aim of whanau centred practice

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improving the wellbeing of whanau as a whole

48
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two ways colonisation impacted maori

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  • brought more disease

- decreased wellbeing due to loss of land and therefore spirituality

49
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Matauranga

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the knowledge, comprhension and understanding all things visable and invisable existing in the universe often referred to as wisdom

50
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what do the eight tentacles in the te wheke health model represent

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Wairuatanga (spirituality)
Mana ake (uniqueness)
mauri (ethos which sustains all forms of life)
Ha a Kui ma a Koro ma (traditional cultural legacy)
Taha Tinana (physical aspect)
Whanaungatanga(kinship)
Whatumanawa (emotional aspect)
Hinengaro (mind)
51
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what does the head and the eyes of the octopus in the te wheke model represent

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head = te whanau (family)
eyes = waiora (total wellbeing for the individual and family)
52
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what is the Hui process

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mihimihi (initial greeting)
Whakawhanaungatanga (making a connection)
Kaupapa (attending to the main purpose of the encounter)
Poroporaki/whakamutunga (closing session)

53
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describe each part of the meihana model and its according concepts

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  • two canoes = the patient and whanau
  • five concepts that join the two canoes = tinana (physical aspect), Hinengaro (mind), Iwi Katoa ( impact of societal perceptions, beliefs and services on the client/whanau), Wairua(spirituality), Taiao ( natural enviroment)
  • the four winds = marginalisation, racism, migration, colonisation
  • the four waves = whanau (family), Tikanga(traditional cultural practces), Whenua (land), Ahau (me)
54
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What are the 3 key concepts of the Maori health strategy and give an explanation of them

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the three p’s
participation: target health inequalities which contribute to low levels of health services usage by Maori
Partnership: bwt Maori communities and the government for the purpose of achieving whanau ora
Protection: safeguarding Maori culture, values and beliefs

55
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what does the treaty do

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it legitimises settler presence in Aotearoa and a governing role for the crown

56
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what section of the health and disability is dedicated to the treaty and what is the aim

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  • section 4

- to recognise and respect the principles of the treaty of Waitangi

57
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who is the sky father

A

ranginui

58
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who is earth mother

A

Paptuanuku

59
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who developed the maori health model te wheke

A

Rose Pere

60
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Turangawaewae means…

A

sense of identity and independance

61
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Explain Pa Harakeke

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flax bush = whanau
rito (child) at the centre
surrounded by Awhi Rito (parents) and Tupuna (grandparents and ancestors)

62
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what are three principles of whanau centred practice

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  • seeks to empower whanau
  • grounded in te ao Maori
  • upholds tino rangatiratanga (self determination)
63
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What are the for articles/provisions of the treaty of waitangi

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article 1 : kawanantanga - crown governance
article two: tino rangatiratanga and toanga- garuntees authority and treasures in trade for land
article 3 : rights and privileges - maori citizenship
article 4 : maori customs should be protected- freedom of religion including all tikanga

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