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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Whakapapa"”.
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An interface of mātauranga Māori and archaeology to generate a whakapapa of pā tawhito
… mātauranga Māori and archaeology to develop a whakapapa (relational genealogical framework) of the development of pā with a case study in Waikato. The word “pā” can refer to any tangata whenua (Indigenous people of the land, i.e., local Māori) settlement or village, but commonly refers to …
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Whakapapa as episto-methodology - Decolonising economies through a place-based kin study of Whakatōhea kuku (green-lipped mussels)
… decolonising Māori economies through a focus on whakapapa. It adopts a whakapapa-based approach to examine Whakatōhea kuku economies, investigating obligations involved, more-than-human agency, and the diversity of ways that livelihoods are generated. This whakapapa-based exploration of …
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Whakapapa and the state: some case studies in the impact of central government on traditionally organised Māori groups
… iwi governance systems and their effect on whakapapa as an organisational framework in Māori societies. The main question addressed was; can whakapapa survive as an organisational process, or will it be stifled, as Māori societies struggle to establish a strong identity in contemporary New …
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Whakapakari i te maia tikanga i roto i te kaupapa Māori: Strengthening tikanga practice with Māori survivors of sexual violence
… frameworks offer pathways for healing rooted in whakapapa, wairua, whanaungatanga, and tikanga. This research examines how Māori practitioners (kaimahi) working with survivors draw upon these foundations to deliver culturally safe and effective support. Using a Kaupapa Māori research approach, …
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Kei hea te tangi a te Tūī? An exploration of Kaitiakitanga in urban spaces
… of kaitiakitanga whilst intertwining concepts of whakapapa, wairua, mana, mauri and place. Kaitiakitanga captures the relationships, narratives and practices that Māori utilise to protect kin of the natural environment as well as Māori communities in general. Over recent decades increase use of …
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Te kawa whakauru ora: Transformative pathways to flourishing whānau
… flourishing whānau occurs within the scope of whakapapa and explores diversity within my whānau. This research inquiry compares whānau participation in individual wellbeing activities with participation in whānau events. Whānau events are identified by whānau as the only occasions where we …
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Towards a Kaupapa of Ancestral Power and Talk
… between their philosophy and Maori notions of whakapapa, mana and mauri. The thesis concentrates on Deleuze's last writing on immanence. I discuss Deleuze's antipathy to photographic representation, looking at ideas about resemblance, figuration, beings of sensation, affect and both 'A Life' …
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Carers of elderly whānau their invisible voices
… paradigm of Māori cosmology, the relationship to whakapapa and the connection to Māori carers. I explored the theory that the supernatural heavens and creation stories represent the origin of care. Another impact that I consider is the legacy of colonisation and my carers’ realities in the current …
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Te aho tapu: Mātauranga a Māui ancient knowledge and preserving culture through practice
… cultural practice, lived experience and whakapapa. Validation is founded in our iwi repositories, pūrākau, ngā waiata, mōteatea, karakia, whaikōrero, rituals of encounter and the arts. Raranga as the creative vehicle affords the means to analogize kaupapa Māui. The creation of a …
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Whanau Whakapakari: a Māori-centred approach to child rearing and Parent-training programmes
… role of whanaungatanga (family connections), whakapapa (genealogy), and awhinatanga (support) for Māori. Two culturally adapted parent-training programmes, the Matuatanga (Parenting) Relationships Model and the Matuatanga Values Model programmes, were developed and compared with a Standard …
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Resting our bodies upon Papatūānuku: An exploration of how community dance may foster connections to whenua for rangatahi
… concepts to nurture connections to whenua and whakapapa for rangatahi. The main research question driving this study is: How might a community dance initiative foster understandings and connections to whenua for young people living in Whanganui, Aotearoa? The methodological approach employed …
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Whare Kōhungahunga Māori, teitei ka eke: “High quality” early learning for tamariki-mokopuna Māori
… overarching āhuatanga: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Whakapapa and Te Mana o Tamariki-Mokopuna Māori (the three findings chapters). The thesis argues that despite Te Whāriki and TTK reference to these āhuatanga, the extent to which they can provide support for whānau views is limited, and a deeper …
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Governing bodies: a Maori healing tradition in a bicultural state
… life they had to be in touch with their whakapapa [genealogy] for it was through their ancestors that they could commune with the Ultimate Deity, Io, the source of the most potent of all forces of life. A further key principle was that spiritually inspired and traditional Māori culture …
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An exploration of the maternity experiences of wāhine Māori in their encounters with midwife Lead Maternity Carers
… determination, their trust in their whānau and whakapapa, and spoke of how mātauranga Māori (knowledge) was critical to their care. LMC midwives were valued most highly when they provided support and encouragement for wāhine and their whānau to be self-determining and autonomous. This study …
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Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau: Where identity stands
… identity, and place, exploring the concepts of whakapapa and tūrakawaewae, and the role of architecture in supporting the connection to place. Part 2, Whenua Underfoot, presents a detailed site analysis of Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau, examining its historical, environmental, and cultural significance, …
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Blood Quantum “A Pūrākau approach to understanding the impact of ‘Blood Quantum’ in Māori Identity”
… to harness mātauranga Māori knowledge such as whakapapa and korero tuku iho alongside western thought, which is now inked in academic disciplines such as in the study of law. This thesis explores notions such as Indigenous ‘blood’ and our Indigenous ‘DNA.’ It is argued that to understand the …
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A kaupapa Māori framework approach to filmmaking
… my own experience, I will share insights on the whakapapa of my film work via case studies and the methodologies I've used as a filmmaker. The reason why I am doing this research is to further understand the practice of indigenous filmmaking in the context of my own journey as a filmmaker. …
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Ko wai tō ingoa? The transformative potential of Māori names
… ingoa in terms of enhancing identity, embedding whakapapa kōrero and keeping Māori values alive within whānau, and beyond.
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Ngā Wai E Rere Nei: The Physical and Symbolic Representations of Embodied Waters of Birth and Mourning
… and literatures, including whakatauākī, whakapapa, waiata mōteatea, haka and pūrākau, alongside other research literature in the field. The research approach also included an auto-ethnographic component that has enabled me to connect my own observations and practices, with this …
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