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Mātauranga Māori A question of faith.
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What does MātaurangaMāorimean to you and what is its place in Māori tertiary education?Kotewhakamāramatanga o ngātikangatukuiho e putaaitetitiro a teMāorikitōnaaoThe explanation of Māori behaviour from which a Māori worldview can be derived.
Kotemātaurangatukuiho o ō tātoutūpuna me temātaurangahouiwaihangatia e tehinengaroMāori o nāianeiiwhakatupuriaitetauiratawhitoheiwhakaahuaitewhakaaroMāori.Te Wānanga o Raukawa takes the view that mātaurangaMāori includes knowledge based on our worldview handed down from our tūpuna AND knowledge created by the contemporary Māori mind, grown from the traditional, that gives expression to Māori thought.
How do you practice it and what does it look like in your role / institution? What is the role of MātaurangaMāoriin achieving better outcomes for Māori in tertiary education?
Finally, what is the ideal, and how do we get there? How do we ensure that MātaurangaMāori remains dynamic and meets the challenges of contemporary Māori society?
It is a matter of faith, of belief in ourselves and our mātauranga. New Mexico – WIPCE – Hopi Indian worldview delivered with passion and convictionTe Aurere - kiahaereteatuakitewhakaūitāu e hiahiaaiWhen Bruce Biggs in the 1970s said the language was doomed, he was asked how the language might be revived. 5 generations programme
The Ultimate Belief Statement:E kore au e ngaro; he kākanoiruiamaiiRangiātea – belief that I will never be lost.This is why TWOR believes that this multi-million dollar institution can be managed and operated according to tikanga/mātaurangaMāori.
TWOR BELIEVES in the Kia Māori 2040 prescription, that we will be thinking, speaking, behaving as Māoriwith fluency and fluidity and the prospects of our survival as a people will be enhanced beyond the threat of extinction.
Teaching te reo Māori and mātaurangaMāori fundamentally requires that the deliverer BELIEVES in what is being taught. She or he demonstrates that belief through their enthusiasm and lifestyle.When we say Ranginui, Papatuānuku me ā rāuatamariki – do we believe in this as our children in Kōhangabelieve?
I was encouraged by some of what I heard yesterday:We must not discard our knowledge, but rather have faith in itOur connection to our reo should be like our connections to our maunga and awaWe need to believe in our reo and in our mātaurangaMake your research and your teaching your heartThe best teachers of te reo Māori are those that understand and live the culture
So, if we want to be exponents of mātaurangaMāori, if we want to be champions for our reo, if we want to survive as a distinct culture and people forever ......
WE NEED TO BELIEVE in mātaurangaMāori and its power to inform us today in all of our endeavours
TŪROU HAWAIKI – May the ancient homeland of your forebears, Hawaiki, glimmer on in your mind’s eye for all eternity.