Module 2: Enablers Of Wellbeing Flashcards
Whakapapa
To layer
Papa = anything broad and flat
Genealogy/to recite genealogy
Everything has a whakapapa
Briefly outline the traditional Māori social structure from top to bottom
- Waka (boat/vehicle)
- Iwi (tribe)
- Hapū (sub tribe)
- Whanau (family)
Waka
Boat/vehicle
Iwi
Tribe
Hapū
Sub tribe
Whanau
Family
3 main groups in pre European day to day Māori society
Iwi
Hapū
Whanau
Te Kore
The nothing or the void
Where nothing existed but potential
Te Po
The dark or the night
The first parents (ranginui and papatuanuku)
Te Ao Marama
The world of light
With light, came knowledge and understanding
The world as we know it
Atua
Gods
Ranginui
Sky father
Papatuanuku
Earth mother
Tane Mahuta
The god of the forest
What marks the start of the Te Ao Marama (The world of light)
When Tane Mahuta got Ranginui and Papatuanuku to seperate
When Ranginui and Papatuanuku separated, which 3 things came in?
Light, knowledge and understanding
Briefly explain the whakapapa of the universe
First, there was Te Kore, nothing existed part from potential
Then, came Te Po the darkness and the first parents, but the children wanted to seperate them as they didn’t like the darkness
So then came Te Ao Marama - the light of the world and Tane Mahuta, God of the Forrest separated Ranginui and Papatuanuku with his feet and then became light, knowledge and understanding
Tangatawhenua
People of the land
Utu
Balance
Tapu
Sacred
Noa
Not sacred
Mana
Important power, authority or prestige
Whanautanga
Family support and making connections