Nga Tikanga Māori (Māori Cultural Studies)
You’ll be given an introduction to Māori culture, values, traditional life, and society
|Available semesters||Semester 2 2021|
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain the relationship between past and present expressions of Māori values, beliefs and attitudes.
- Formally and informally greet people in te reo Māori language; introduce yourself in a group context by mihi.
- Discuss the Māori values and beliefs that are summed up in tūrangawaewae, whakapapa, marae, manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga.
- Consider Māori arts and culture such as, haka, kai, whakairo, and waiata, and relate these back to traditional values and narratives.
- Understand Māori traditional societal structures.
- Understand the interrelationship between the concepts of whakapapa, whenua, and whanauangatanga and their importance in tikanga Māori.
- Gain a basic understanding of arts, crafts, food preparation and warfare in pre-colonial Maori society.
- Discuss and explain significant changes from traditional to modern Māori society; Māori social structures and organisations, urbanisation and some of the challenges it presents.
- Competence in basic te reo Māori.
- Understand the relationship between past and present expressions of Māori values, beliefs and attitudes.
Dr Lloyd Carpenter
Department of Tourism, Sport and Society[email protected]