rider is secure due to her ability to communicate with whales‚ but only if her tribe notice in time. This is a beautiful story about the struggles with tradition‚ about magic versus reality‚ about the status of our modern world with its racism and sad ecology. The theme of Whale Rider – that of female empowerment – is not unique‚ but the context in which it is presented is. Like many tribal societies‚ the Maoris are patriarchal‚ and the concept of a female ruler‚ if not unthinkable‚ goes against
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Indigenous methodology The importance of immersion in the tangata whenua language and cultural values – the way of expression of our respect. We have to treat each other as equal partners with mutual respect (Ki a koe tētehi kīwai‚ ki a au tētehi kīwai. For you one handle of the basket and for me the other.). The powhiri should be completed to enclose parties‚ but the affiliations of tangate ke remind temporary and artificial and it affects research outcomes. The commited stranger has reciprocal
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Running head: Maori The Maori Culture Antonette Mendenhall Anthropology 101 Michel Waller PhD October 23‚ 2012 Abstract The Maori‚ which means "ordinary or common‚" arrived in New Zealand in the 14th century. Polynesian by descent‚ they came from the mythical land of Hawaiki‚ believed by many experts to be a combination of places‚ including Tahiti‚ Samoa‚ Hawaii and the Cook Islands. Upon arriving in New Zealand‚ the Maori dubbed the picturesque land Aotearoa‚ or "land of the long white
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stereotypical gender roles Women: makes food: Koro utters “Women setup dinner” are not to smoke: a child says: “Women should not smoke” has to sit in the back: Koro tells Pai to move from the front row to the back row when they have a meeting in Marae Men: are fighters: boys are traditionally taught to use the taiaha fix things: Koro is not pleased when Pai can fix the motor for the boat boys do not cry: Pai finds Hemi crying and he gets upset and tells her to go away 2. WHAT ARE EXAMPLES
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people to smear the body with kōkōwai (red ochre) and oil‚ then sit it up with the knees tucked under the chin and the arms wrapped tightly around the legs. The crouched body was wrapped in whāriki (mats)‚ cloaks and other finery. (Tangihanga) At the Marae‚ the people who have come to be at the tangi Hanga also wear special items. They wear wreaths made out of sacred plants‚ or plants that are precious to themselves. Wearing a wreath like this has become a symbol of Tangi for many people. Image A shows
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Māori and Māori cultural knowledge within the early childhood setting. Te ao Māori can be defined as how Māori view the world. It encompasses the Māori cultures beliefs of the universe‚ how they came into existence‚ the Gods‚ Te Reo‚ Tikanga‚ Marae and access to whānau‚ hapū and iwi (Durie‚ 2005). The Māori Creation myth is the foundation of the Māori world view. It begins with Te Kore – The Nothingness‚ which evolves into Ahorangi and Ihorangi the female and male potentiality. These potentialities
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visit their mother Mereana‚ so Peata is getting to know her aunties‚ uncles and cousins very well. The whanau are very involved at the marae. Encluding‚ helping out at events‚ hui ’s and kapa haka. Peata is a valued member of the whanau‚ she has already started to have a sense of self‚ and cultural identity‚ by being spoken to in Te reo Maori‚ spending time at the marae and constantly being around her Māori family "children don’t think of culture when it is so much a part of them".(Gonzalez-Mena & Widmeyer
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Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart‚ a British philosopher‚ is the author of the book Concept of Law (1961). This book is well known for its analysis of the relation between coercion‚ morality‚ and law‚ and also its clarification of whether all types of law can be seen as coercive orders or as simply moral commands1. Hart goes into depth about all the laws and the relationships to coercion‚ morality and law‚ but this following essay will focus on Hart’s statement regarding the uncertainty‚ rigidity‚ and
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By Christine Jap 9H Character Analysis of Koro is a very stubborn‚ strict‚ serious chief of the New Zealand coastal village. He dominates in everything that they do. When he believes in something‚ he never changes his mind. He is firm and forceful in everything that he says and does and he rarely appreciates other’s work and effort. He is selfish‚ isn’t sympathetic or sensitive and never considers other people’s feelings. Before he realised that Pai was the true leader‚ he was sexist and discriminated
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Stereotypes of Gender and/or Sexuality in The Uncle’s Story Alejandra Gamez Reading Contemporary Fiction April 15‚ 2013 How are stereotypes of gender and/or sexuality challenged in The Uncle’s Story? There are a lot of critics between the relationship of the following two words: gender and sex. People constantly interchange gender and sex‚ however their meaning is widely different. Gender is referred to culture‚ where it determines how a woman or men should act‚ dress‚ be‚ etc. Whereas Sex
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