Week 9 (Kinship & attitude to land) Flashcards
How does the Māori concept of land and land ownership vary from the Western view?
Māori are connected to the land through their whakapapa. Therefore they see themselves as guardians or caretakers who belong to the land. Whereas Pākehās have ownership and no spiritual connection. “We belong to the land” vs. “the land belongs to us”
Outline the traditional structure of Māori society
waka, iwi, hapu, whanau
Outline social classes of traditional Māori society.
Ariki (high chief, king/queen), Rangatira (chief), komatua (elder), Tūtūā (normal commoner), pononga (servant), Taurekareka (slave), Tohunga (specialist) (special class)
How do the traditional (social class) structures of Māori society compare to contemporary Māori society?
Taurekareka are no longer used. Rude to call someone a tūtūā. Waka, Iwi, Hapu, Whenua are still important.
Whenua
the land or placenta
Hapū
subtribe, clan, or (to be) pregnant
Iwi
Tribe, bones, named after an ancestor all these people were descended from
Whānau
Family, (to be) born, a group that lives and works together usually have a close common descendant.
Tangata whenua
Māori are joined to the land & have a “sense of belonging to the land.” Hosts, people of the land
“Nō hea koe?”
“Where do you belong?” rather than “where are you from?”
Kaitiaki
The responsibility of guardianship, guardian, trustee, caretaker
Take Taunaha
Rights to land from intial discovery (or by naming the land) & still held by descendants
Take ōhāki/Take tūpuna
Land obtained through warfare, often supported by marriage. “Raupatu” used to describe NZ government’s land confiscation.
Ahi-kā/Ahi-kā-roa
Maintaining domestic fire. Meaning to never leave the land uninhabited “always have the home fires burning”
Ahi matao
fire extinguished. Rights to the land are open/available.
