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MATARIKI

MATARIKI. What is Matariki?. Cluster of 500 stars, with only 7 being bright enough to see with the naked eye. Known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters in other cultures. Commemorates the Maori New Year. Celebration of those who have passed in the past year. Navigation.

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MATARIKI

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  1. MATARIKI

  2. What is Matariki? • Cluster of 500 stars, with only 7 being bright enough to see with the naked eye. • Known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters in other cultures. • Commemorates the Maori New Year. • Celebration of those who have passed in the past year. • Navigation

  3. How is it celebrated? • Planting of crops and plants • Dance • Song • Festivals • Hangi • Story telling • Art • Carving and weaving • Passing of knowledge and history

  4. Purakau • Similar to myths – traditional story. • Better spoken orally – not conveyed well when written. • Te Reo Maori perspective. • Could be considered unbelievable. • Mother and 6 daughters. • Seven sisters • Ranginui and Papatuanuku being separated by their offspring.

  5. Whakapapa • Genealogy – Link between ancestors. • Where you are from – locates/connects you to ancestors and those to come. • Interconnectivity between people, nature and the woven universe. (Paki, 2007, p.16). • Sharing stories of ancestry • Time for whanau to come together • Remember whakapapa to keep family together • Star gazing

  6. Whakatauki • Hauhaketū, katōMatariki • Lifting of the crops begins when Pleiades set. • Matarikitāpuapua • The Pleiades season when water lies in pools. • Karere a Matariki, kaweratehinu • When the Pleiades rise the fat is heated. (The Maori Language Commission, 2010, p.15)

  7. Kaitiakitanga • Guardianship • Protection • Preservation • Matariki as Kaitiaki for people • People as Kaitiaki of Matariki

  8. Tikanaga (customs) • Planting • Harvesting • Dance/song • Remembrance • Kites

  9. Learning opportunities Dance • Using the waiata provided, create a dance in pairs that relates to the words and meaning of the waiata. • Share with the class. • Together as a class, chose favourite actions and put together a dance for the class to do. • Share this dance at assembly if appropriate.

  10. Learning opportunities English • Have students write about their family. • Include any specific traditions or activities they do together. • Any important family members/role models they look up to. • Have students use the current writing learning strategy in their writing. • Publish stories with pictures, photos and display on wall to share work.

  11. Community links • Have members of the community or family members come and share stories of their past. • Dunedin Matariki festival. • Have a Matariki celebration at school, inviting members of the community to participate. • PuakaMatariki exhibition at Blue Oyster Gallery.

  12. ICT learning experiences • Make invitations and posters to the school matariki celebration. • Make a pamphlet about matariki. • Bubbl.us

  13. ICT - Waiata Matariki - by Te Whiuwhiu o te hau 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmm90HCwepE Tekaranga o tewhaea- The call of the whaeaHe kakanokahurangi o ngatupunaIs a seed / treasure from our ancestorsHe pono, ngākete a mātaurangaThat is true knowledgeHe pikiteora, tearatikaThat will ascend giving life to this true pathNgaTaongatukuihoIt is a treasure passed down from our ancestorsNgaTaongatukuihongamoemoeaIt is a treasure passed down carrying the aspirations / vision of our ancestorsKoMatariki, kingātamariki o ngawhetuMatariki, instructs her children (the stars)E tukiamau, kiakahaStand, to hold and be strongTewero o tehaerengaDuring the challenges of your life’s journeyTeihi, tewehi, temanaThat you face them with passion,  respect and integrityHe whakapuakikiawhititepōTeAoMaramax3That it may enlighten you moving from darkness to light

  14. Glossary • Matariki– ‘Tiny eyes’ or ‘Eyes of God’ • Atua - God • Waiata- Song • Kaitiaki- Guardian • Iwi – Maori Tribe • Whanau - Family • Hangi - earth oven to cook food with steam and heat from heated stones • Kaimoana– Seafood/shellfish • Pakau– Maori Kite

  15. References Bubble.us. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2014, fromhttps://bubbl.us/ Christchurch City Libraries. (n.d.) Matariki Teachers’ Resource. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttp://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Education/MataurangaMaori/MatarikiTeacherResourcePack.pdf Korero Maori. (n.d.). Tikanga Maori – Protocols Overview. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttp://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/protocols Lee, J. B. J. (2003). Ngātohutohu: a purākau approach to Māori teacher narratives. In D. Fraser & R. Openshaw (Eds.), Informing our practice (pp. 29‐42). Palmerston North N.Z. : Kanuka Grove Pres. Maori Dictionary. (2014). Hangi. Retrieved October 2, 2014, fromhttp://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=hangi&search=

  16. References Mauriora Ki TeAo. (n.d.). Purakau. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttp://www.mkta.co.nz/Default.aspx?page=1430 Marsden, M. (2003). Kaitiakitanga: a definitive introduction to the holistic worldview of the Maori. In T. A. C. Royal (Ed.), The woven universe: selected writings of Rev. Māori Marsden (pp. 1‐27).  Otaki, N.Z.: Estate of Rev Māori Marsden.Metge, J. (1995).  He Taongatukuihonōngātūpuna. New Zealand studies. 5(2) 3‐7. New Zealand Government. (2014). Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation/page-1 New Zealand Government. (2014). Story: Matariki – Maori New Year. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/matariki-maori-new-year/page-2 New Zealand Government. (2013). Story: Whakapapa – genealogy. Retrieved September 29, 2014, fromhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa-genealogy

  17. References PuakaMatariki Dunedin. (2014). TeAoHurihuri. Retrieved September 29, 2014, fromhttp://matarikidunedin.co.nz/te-ao-hurihuri/ PuakaMatariki Festival. (2014). Retrieved October 2, 2014, fromhttp://matarikidunedin.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Puaka-Matariki-Events.pdf Tai Tokerau Tourism. (2009). Tai TokerauMatariki. Retrieved September 30, 2014, fromhttp://www.taitokerau.co.nz/matariki.htm Te Papa Education Team. (2014). Matariki Education Resource. Retrieved September 30, 2014, fromhttp://www.tepapa.govt.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/Education/Programmes/Matariki%20ENG%202014.pdf TeWhiuwhiu o tehau. (2011). Matariki – Waiata. [Video File]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmm90HCwepE The Maori Language Commission. (2010). Matariki. Retrieved September 30, 2014, fromhttp://www.korero.maori.nz/news/matariki/matarikibooklet2010.pdf The Maori Language Commission. Matariki – A Growing Tradition. Retrieved October 2, 2014, fromhttp://tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/english/matariki_e/index.shtml

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