Wk 2 Maori understandings of crime Flashcards
whare watanga
house of learning
Tikanga Maori is based in
cosmogony
Hara
crime
tika
right, honest and true
Nga tikanga
is a practice of the right thing to do, an appropriate response, doing something that meets a customary cultural need
two factors for retribution/enforcing tikanga laws
whakama and mataku
whakama
shame
mataku
fear
true or false tikanga maori is law not lore
true
fundamental concepts of tikanga
whakapapa, wairuatanga and whanaungatanga
whakapapa
the physical descent of everything
wairuatanga
the spiritual connection of everything
whanuangatanga
maintaining kin and relationships, including through protocol and respect
two types of mana
mana whakaheke and mana whakatipu
Mana whakaheke
inherited mana
mana whakatipu
developed mana
tapu
a ritualistic restriction placed on people, places and things acquire as they enter a spiritual, contractual relationship with the gods
Mauri
life principle, source of emotions, everything has mauri
Utu
reciprocity (balance must be maintained)
tohunga
experts
whare tapa wha
taha hinengaro, taha tinana, taha wairua and taha whanau
what happened prior to treaty of waitangi
declaration of independence 1835
why was the kiingitanga formed
to protect maori land ownership and authority
tupuna
ancestors
atua
gods
whenua
land
hapu
sub-tribe
mokopuna
grandchild
hei
wrong
mana tupuna
ascribed mana
mana tangata
ones political acumen
mana atua
tapu nature of leadership
mana whenua
authority, influence, jurisdiction, governance over land
eurocentrism
assumes superiority of world view and attempts to impose it on others
treaty of waitangi principles
partnership, protection, participation, prosperity
