māori education history

1 août 2020

In 1913 over 90% of Māori schoolchildren could speak the language; by 1975 this figure had fallen to less than 5%.
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The kōhanga reo movement was a response to the dire state of te reo Māori (the Māori language). And that, I think, is a complex question. But you need to move beyond that to connecting with the people who belong there.The local hau kainga, the tangata whenua, the local marae people, they need to become associated with those. I don't think our society at large has dealt particularly well with it. Place-based education is discussed here – Beginning where your feet are,” “Getting to know where we are first, then spreading out into the world. Place-based teaching is important in the teaching of Māori history, as it is a way to connect and build relationships between the different groups involved in telling, listening and recording the stories. Particularly for Māori students here, a lot of Māori students whakapapa back to elsewhere, not in Wellington. Te kete tuatea was the repository of evil knowledge.According to Ngāti Kahungunu tradition, the god Tāne ascended to Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi, the 12th and topmost heaven, and returned with three kete wānanga (baskets of knowledge) and two whatukura (sacred stones). Our journey will take us from an appreciation of ancient Māori taonga, through to contemporary expressions of art and culture in NZ.

It is part of life still, but it's not education.So I think the important thing about it is that we do learn to ask question about it, we do learn to address them, we do learn to find the best answers we can find for them. The face-to-face and the meeting-up with the local iwi groups is really powerful, but also can be a difficult process to engage with.I guess sincerity is the key really. So it's not surprising in that sense. So, for instance, history such as Parihaka, which I think have become quite popular, there's a reason for that, in that it’s quite a remarkable history in terms of what was being done there. That you, if possible, have guidance from iwi groups because that will, I think, uncover for you a whole lot of interesting perspectives about the past.Ricky Prebble talks about Māori history and what this means in today’s world. Being in education ought to be opening up people's minds. I am from Tainui. How will Māori be included in this programme?

The local marae that I belonged to is called Raungaiti , which is just down the road from where I lived.

māori education history

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māori education history

māori education history