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Anei ngā tauira o tētahi whakapapa kia kauwhata mai rā
Whakapapa: Family tree/ Genealogy
This part of blog is based on whakapapa or genealogy. Whakapapa links us to the land, people, and entities both intrinsically and spiritually. One of the deepest convictions within the Maori world is the importance of Whakapapa. It is the genesis - the core, the nature, the history and the origins of a people. There is a notion within Māori World View that the Past, Present and future, land and people all interlink and one who can recite their whakapapa recognize who they are and where the come from, thus giving them the ability to move forward.
I believe and many other Māori believe that the seed has been planted many generation prior to our own existence and so therefore must be recognised because it brings us to the next ideology that Māori hold where 'we' our current generation must preserve and sustain a safe and prosperous environment and life for our future generations. So therefore, it is only morally correct that we acknowledge those from our past.
You can find more information on whakapapa via the web link:
http://www.nzmaori.co.nz/related_topics/whakapapa.html
An example of whakapapa can be found in the creation story about Ranginui and Papatūānuku (Sky Father and Earth Mother). This is our link to the world, life and our very existence on this earth. This can be found in The story of the Creation on the web link: http://www.history-nz.org/maori9.html
The picture above depicts Papatūānuku and Ranginui
Picture above: Can be found at the web link:
http://urbanscrawl.net/images/blogpics/papatuanuku.jpg
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