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1
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Maori

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  • normal, common and ordinary

- useful in distinguishing from non-Maori

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Whanau

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wider family e.g. grandparents, sisters, uncles etc.

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Hapu

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A collection of whanau coming from a common ancestor

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iwi

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a collection of hapu who can trace their descent to founding or naming ancestor.

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waka

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a migratory canoe and is the largest faction.

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north island

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aotearoa, Te ika a Maui

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south island

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Te Waiponamu, Te waka a Maui

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Chatham islands

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Rekohu, Wharehauri

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Stewart island

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Rakiura

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pepeha

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formulaic expression of identity Maori uses to formally introduce ourselves.
it’s the way that Maori express identity by locating ourselves within the physical landscape and Geneology

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tikanga

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the correct way to carry out something in Maori cultural terms.
Must benefit and enhance wellbeing - also flexible to adapt

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mana

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spiritual power from the gods to humans to act on their behalf. Authority given and power to do so

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mana atua

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The mana of the gods - sacred power of the gods given to an individual e.g. a healer

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mana tipuna

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the mana of ancestors; power and authority inherited from ancestors e.g. leadership roles

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mana tangata

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mana invested in you as a person based on your attributes

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mana whenua

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the mana of the land. people bound to a particular rohe have this mana. they have rights and responsibilities to protect the land and produce livelihood from the land and its resources
e.g. burying the placenta of babies into the land, burying the bodies of the dead in ancestral land.

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mana moana

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god planted in the waters (like mana whenua but with water). responsibility to protect from pollution/exploitation e.g fisheries

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18
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tapu

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untouchable and no longer put to common use. the laws of tapu play the most influential role in regulating Maori society

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Rahui

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a temporary restriction is placed over a location, resource or food gathering site, usually when it needs to replenish itself e.g. fisheries

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tuakana/teina

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older/younger siblings; everyone is brother and sister

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matua/whaea

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father/mother- everyone is uncle and aunty

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koro/kuia

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elderly male and female, everyone is grandfather and grandmother

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tamariki/mokopuna

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child/grandchild

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kaitiaki

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spiritual assistants of the gods and minders of the natural elements of the world (sky, forest)
protector or guardian
often manifest themselves in the physical forms such as fish, animals, birds, trees. each kaitiaki is embedded with spiritual power (man) to ensure the mauri or life force of the natural world is healthy and strong.

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25
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Rangatira,

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A rangatira is a person of mana who can lead people by holding them together.
(a leader)

a person of mana that derives not only from genealogical seniority but also from his or her own personal qualities and the ability to maintain the support and confidence of his or her people.

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26
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Matauranga Maori

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a body of knowledge that has been derived from a Maori cultural context
Shapes the Maori way of doing things

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Rangatiratanga

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Leadership
exercise of power and authority derived from the Gods; exercise of cheiftainship including sovereignity rights of self determination, self government, the authority and power of iwi and hapu to make decisions and to own and control resouces

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28
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wharekura

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secondary school

29
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Kohanga reo

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pre school

30
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kura kaupapa Maori

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primary school

31
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whare wananga

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Maori tertiary institution

32
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Mana maori motuhake

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All types of mana only relate to Maori

33
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Wahi tapu

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Places that are tapu, such as burial grounds and battle sites.

34
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Te Ao Marama

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Maori world view, make observations and perceive things in accordance with Maori culture

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Whakapapa

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explanation of the creation of the world and the framework for generating and classifying knowledge -a network of knowledge and humans are last in the order of the whakapapa

36
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Purakau

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Constructs such as stories designed to depict Maori views of the world, ways of passing on codified knowledge
e.g. Taniwha

37
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Maramataka

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Maori lunar calendar - predictive tool for scheduling activities crucial to Hapu and continually tested through time

38
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Te Reo Maori

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Maori is a Polynesian language, with the closes relative being cook island Maori

39
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Eastern Dialect

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Word differences but sound the same

40
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Moriori

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Extinct, no one is a native speaker

41
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Article 2 of the Treaty

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Protection of what Maori hold dear/treasure

42
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Article 3 of the Treaty

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Guarantees equal rights of Maori and British citizens

43
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1986 Waitangi Tribunal

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Upholds claim that Crown must actively protect the language

44
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Maori language commission

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Preserve and promote the language

45
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2013 Census

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3% of total population speak Te Reo

46
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Kapa Haka

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A fusion of contemporary and traditional maori performing arts

47
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Moteatea

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  • Traditional chanting focused on facial expressions and hand movements
  • no choreography
  • the oldest form of expression
48
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Waiata a-ringa

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An action song accompanied by singing with an underlying message/theme.
Coming from when they went to war.

49
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Poi

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Song and dance with a ball on a string, meaning is expressed through poi movement

50
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Haka

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A passionate and powerful dance that reveals commitment and dedication to the activity about to be done

51
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Powhiri

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Welcoming of the two groups and working out who is approaching, acknowledging hosts and showing respect.

52
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The University of Auckland

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Te whare wananga o Tamaki Makaurau

53
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What were maori interested in from settlors

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Eager to access technology, literacy, trade, opportunities and foreign markets

54
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Te Kara

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The flag of the confederation of Hapu; Symbolises a new international status of NZ as an independent sovereign nation and guaranteed protection by Navy

55
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The Declaration fo Independence of NZ 1835

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He whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni.
- Statement of sovereignty/mana of hapu
- Rangatira of hapu maintain mana over own lands, no other system of govt can exist.
Not recognised by courts

56
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi

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Queen had right to control pakeha subjects under kawanatanga, articles 2 and 3, agents allowed to trade for usage rights

57
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The Treaty of Waitangi

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Has no standing at international law under contra proferentem rule.
Cessation of sovereignty where Maori give up rangatiratanga and come under the sovereignty

58
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Racism

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Ideology accepting racial superiority and when present in those with power, justifies them using that power to discriminate against and deprive others on the basis of race.

59
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The Doctrine of Discovery 1400s

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Called for non-christian people to be invaded, captures and reduced to perpetual slavery

60
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Extermination

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death by british troops and settler military

61
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Protectionism

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Protecting Maori from settlers and themselves by introducing laws to restrict their rights

62
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Assimilation

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Assimilating maori into settler society with no traces of their culture

63
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Amalgamation

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Integration of Maori into settler society with some limited trace of their culture

64
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Extinction

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Letting nature ‘take its course’ leading to sad but inevitable extinction of Maori

65
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Land Wars

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Wars from 1843 - 1916, 73 years, where 10% Maori were killed or injured

66
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1863 NZ Settlements Act

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Allowed land to be confiscated if iwi in rebellion against Her Majesty’s authority

67
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Results of Land wars

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Maori lost 96% of land

68
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Informal practices

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Christian union - maori signed pledges agreeing to do away with cultural aspects e.g. not practice polygamy and to have christian marriages

Colour bars - where maori were barred from accessing certain services, roles and institutions e.g. bathroom, movie theatres, public pools, schools and neighbourhoods.

69
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Outcomes of colonisation

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Foreign debt as Britain demanded reimbursement, decline in Maori population, land decline 66 million acres to 3 million acres, language decline.

Maori move to australia to escape racism in NZ

Inequity:
- earlier death, incarceration, higher poverty and unemployment rates, lower-income, suicide rates higher, homelessness etc.

Maori 130 (2 decks)

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