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    Tangihanga

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    or Tangi is the Maori death ceremony. The ceremony has been a part of Māori culture for a very long time; it was used a long time before the pakeha came to New Zealand. The ceremony takes place over 3 days and is a time for Māori people to express their grief over the death of the person and the ancestors who died before him. The ceremony is different from the European funeral practise in many ways is not widely known around the world although it is used in New Zealand by the Māori people all the

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    whale rider

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    Whale Rider 1) The Maori people have migrated from the island Hawaiki‚ around 800 to 1200 AD. The story was about a family and they were Maoris. A man named Koko is grandfather to a little girl named Paikea. Koko was the leader of the Maori people in the place they lived in and he wanted to find a new leader‚ which had to be a boy if he wanted to follow the tradition. The person who actually head to be the next leader was Koko’s grandson‚ but he didn’t have a grandson‚ and he could not do like

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    speech of the 1998 ANZCA conference (Richards‚ 1999)‚ Richards seeks to identify herself from both a Maori cultural and an academic standpoint‚ whilst weaving in the many social groups that have influenced her culture‚ including: * Two lines of tribal heritage * European ancestry * Catholic denomination * Upbringing by Anglican grandparents in a rural community * Education as a Maori woman * Academic position in a western learning institution. There is no one ‘culture’ (according

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    Treaty of Waitangi

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    history‚ building rapport with a client‚ body language‚ protection‚ Te Whare Tapa Wha‚ participation and kanui to kanui. The primary basic for biculturalism in New Zealand is the Treaty of Waitangi a historical document of agreement signed between Maori and the Crown in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi can provide all New Zealanders‚ especially those seeking equity‚ with clear guidance and support to reflect the three Treaty principles of partnership‚ protection‚ and participation. In the New Zealand

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    Treaty of Waitangi

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    the British Crown and the Maori people. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the sixth of February 1840 by 43 Northland chiefs and Lieutenant Governor Hobson. The Treaty recognized Maori people occupied New Zealand prior to British. The Treaty of Waitangi allowed the Crown to set up a government to establish laws‚ and recognised that Māori people owned their lands and other properties. The immigrants (British citizens) could come and live here in peace. Meanwhile‚ Maori gained the some rights as

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    Short Essay In this essay there will be a range of strategies to support children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds Identified and discussed using perspectives and concepts. In addition‚ I will reflect on my personal identity and attitudes to diversity in my role as an early childhood teacher. There are multiple strategies that can support children and whanau from cultural and linguistic diverse background. Firstly communication between teachers and parents/whanau

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    Atsuki Yamamoto (David) Empathic response on the Whale Rider You are Kahu at the end of the concert when Koro didn’t show up. Write your thoughts. Paka didn’t show up to the concert today. That speech that I gave at the end was for him. I wrote it because I wanted him to know how much I love and admire him‚ but the seat that was reserved for him was empty throughout the whole concert. If only I was a boy‚ Koro would have loved me more than he does. At the beginning of the concert I thought

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    “The Journey Is More Important Than the Destination” The psychological motivations‚ or inner journeys‚ that influence a physical journey can give the most insightful look into what that physical journey meant‚ and why it took place. Although the destination is important‚ the inner journey that takes place during a physical journey is often more significant. This inner journey that often drives the physical journey‚ and can also inspire imaginative journeys‚ gives multiple layers of meaning to

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    piano. After a long and arduous journey with the piano‚ Ada is forced to leave it on the beach where her boat landed. Left without her musical passion‚ Ada must learn to adapt in very male world. A native white man who has adopted the culture of the Maori Indians named Baines quickly discovers what the abandoned piano means to Ada. Baines secures the piano by trading 80 acres of land to the farmer and husband of Ada‚ Stewart. After getting the piano back to his home‚ he employs Ada to give him lessons

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    Revision

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    Exemplar A: Excellence Research topic: What’s on Amy Tan’s Mind? Research questions: ▪ What issues stand out in Amy Tan’s writing? ▪ How do the narrative techniques used highlight these issues? ▪ Why does Amy Tan highlight these issues? Research Notes: The Kitchen God’s Wife Author: Amy Tan. ISSUES Sense of self identity: ▪ Revelation of her mother’s secret past brings the identity of who Pearl’s biological father really is. ▪ To Pearl this news is horrific

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