CANZ Level 2

Semester 2 2014

ASPECTS OF A WORLD VIEW

• The Maori World view iIlustrates how Maori perceive their environment and their inter relationship with the spiritual world and the natural world.

• The Maori World view acknowledges the belief that the spiritual realm interacts with the physical world and vice – versa

• The contemporary Maori world demonstrates diversity and therefore it is important to know where individuals fit in the Maori world so people can access there full potential

NEVER ONE VIEW OF THE WORLD

MAORI WORLD VIEW

Maori do not and never have accepted the system of a closed world. Their myths and legends support a holistic view not only of creation but of time and of peoples

The world view is how reality is perceived by the group which members subscribe to and from there stems their value system.

A MĀORI WORLD VIEW

• A natural order to the universe, overarching principle of balance

• Whakapapa (central thread)

• (W)Holistic –Inter-relationship of all living things to each other (interconnection between all parts)

• Kete o te wānanga –The three baskets of knowledge by Tāne (kete aronui, kete tuauri, kete tuatea)

• Tikanga (custom, protocols, values)

• Mātauranga Māori, Māori values, Māori issues

• Traditional concepts and values integral (e.g., whakapapa, mauri, taonga tuku iho, kaitiakitanga, whānaungatanga, manaakitanga, rangatiratanga, mana whenua, mana moana, wairua, tapu, etc.)

• Māori wellbeing linked to the health of the environment

MĀORI PERSPECTIVES, WHAT ARE THEY NOW?

• Mix of traditional and modern (giving a distinct worldview –spiritual & physical; tangible vs intangible)

• Issues often revolve around cultural, social, economic, environmental, political values and dimensions

• Humans are inter-connected to land, water, air, forests –an integral part of ecosystems (whakapapa)

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• Human health and wellbeing are significant (ecosystems support life)

• Holistic, need to understand whole systems, the big picture, processes, not just one part or one component

• Indigenous knowledge, frameworks, methods, integrated philosophy necessary

• Important to consider –cause and effect, cumulative effects, temporal and spatial change

ASPECTS OF MY WORLDVIEW

This is what I value in my life

Tika, Pono, Aroha

MAORI MYTHOLOGY

Northern tip of New Zealand Where the two oceans meet

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN CONTEMPORARY MAORI SOCIETY

TRADITIONAL MAORI WORLD VIEW

MANA WAHINE – THE TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY INTERFACE OF WOMEN

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL CAREIN WHANAU

MY WORK IN MAORI EDUCATION AT UNITEC