Maori speakers?

[fire eyes]

Hey Ya Trudes ..

Awesome mate go hard .. big thumbs up for the crew in here helping ya out to I think its fantastic ..

My two cents worth ..

It's soo important to begin with Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou Katoa .. reason being, you are greeting not only those before you i.e visitors/audience .. you are acknowledging those loved ones who have passed and ancestors alike, encompassing all so to speak.

We begin with land formations ..

Region/District - current
Mountain - one you either affiliate to or have claimed as your own
River - as above

Then
Waka - if you know the Ship your ancestors came on
Iwi - even a sub-section of the area you originate from
Hapu - this can come down to clan names if you are aware of them

Then Whanau
Grandparents - names of grandparents - if wanted
Parents - names of parents
Both of the above distinguishes the bloodlines

Then

You - so important .. because throughout the Pepeha you have acknowledged where you have come from and those who have walked before you, connected but can stand in your own right.

You can use either:

Ko ..... ahau - emphasis that this is who you are
Ko ..... toku ingoa - emphasis placed that this is your name

Pepeha .. is s very personal thing .. you can decide the information you put in it (unless the requirement for the paper specifies certain content)

Rock on gurl

[trump-lady]

Hey Trudes,
I’m doing my last year at the Wananga, Bachelors in Bi Cultural Social Work. If you need any help pm me and I will try to help (awhina) you as much as I can.
I say there is the usual format but you personalise it to make it have meaning for you. I’ve heard this done by Germans, Asians, Indians so my opinion is:
This is simply a process about whats important to you. (we don’t stop and think of this enough) The purpose for it is to acknowledge things and those ancestors that came before you and make you you. You being the last to be acknowledged because without the things you acknowledge before yourself you wouldn’t be here.
Its like adding all the ingredients to make a cake. Without the main ingredients.... there is no cake and those ingredients determine the cakes tastes, looks, texture etc. Everyone sees the cake, but Maori give credit to what bought around the finished product. OMG did that make sense!

Also you have to present this?
Because it is customary that a waiata is sung when you are finished. If you are not Maori then use a song that means something for you.
Big ups (tautoko) for seeking knowledge (matauranga), I hope this paper is enlightening as ta te oa Maori (Maori world view) in a historical sense is beautiful and quite a self discovering journey if engaged in with an open mind.

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Here's a couple

[Trudes]

So a couple of things I don't really get...
I know I'm part English, Irish and Scottish but don't really know anything about any of that and to be honest I call myself a Pakeha, I was born here, so were my parents, my passport says I'm a New Zealander so as I'm of European decent I'm a Pakeha, that's cool, happy with that, so don't want to put Irish as my Iwi etc would rather associate myself as Pakeha Iwi, can I do that? Or would I be best to put Rongowhakaata as my Iwi as that was the closest affiliation I've had to Maori Iwi. I'm confused, there seems to be so many conflicting ideas and I don't want to go claiming shit that aint mine and isn't true!! I also read that because I'm not Maori I don't have the "deep seated roots to the land", so can I really "claim" a mountain - Hikurangi, especially if I've never even been there?
Or am I just thinking too hard for a Friday!!??
Oh, and there is no way I'm singing unless I'm drunk and playing singstar!

[bull]

My 2c, with your Mihimihi make sure that the stuff you put in there is stuff that YOU believe is true. So if you think that Hikurangi is your Maunga and means somethign to you then use it. Theres not really anyone out there that should be standing up and challenging you on who you think you are. Do note however that if someone also thinks they are linked to certain waka, maunga etc that they may wish to discuss with you the finer points so make sure you really have a good understanding of your claims.

[Trudes]

My 2c, with your Mihimihi make sure that the stuff you put in there is stuff that YOU believe is true. So if you think that Hikurangi is your Maunga and means somethign to you then use it. Theres not really anyone out there that should be standing up and challenging you on who you think you are. Do note however that if someone also thinks they are linked to certain waka, maunga etc that they may wish to discuss with you the finer points so make sure you really have a good understanding of your claims.

Thanks Bull, that's what I thought. I didn't really want to go about claiming I was was a decendant of any particular Maori Iwi when I'm not just in case someone asks me about such and such and I have no idea, it's just not true!!!
So this is what I have so far:
Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou, Tena Koutoua Katoa
No Manutuke, Turanga nui a Kiwa te Wahi
E noho ahau ki Whanga nui a Tara inaianei
Ko Waipaoa te awa
Ko White te Hapu
Ko Pakeha te Iwi
Ko Vivian White taku papa
Ko Sherryl Hill taku mama
Ko Trudi ahau.
Kia Ora Koutou.

[Finn]

The paper is Maori Development and the Social Services.

AKA The Gravy Paper.