As Māori, we don’t deal well with shame or whakamā. Yet, our people are riddled with it. Whakamā impacts our social, spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing. It sits at the birthing place for our addictions, obesity, violence, aggression, depression and … Continue reading The Great Māori Shame Legacy
Recently I read some belittling and demeaning comments with regards to where I had questioned another authors integrity. It caused a nerve with quite a few (non-Māori), who were then spurred on to write blogs, react and comment in a mostly … Continue reading A Mauri Assault: A Kuia’s Lesson in Dealing With Haters
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This is the keynote address by Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, from the He Manawa Whenua Conference 2013. There are so many good take-aways in this for us as indigenous researchers to… Continue reading Linda Tuhiwai Smith: Live Up to Our Talk
Kua hoki mai nei ki te ūkaipō Return to your spiritual and physical nourishment Mother and baby are one of the most powerful relationships that can exist between two humans. The bonds, attachment and connections that come into play … Continue reading Whenua Ūkaipō: Returning to the Mother
There is something happening on our whenua that we are ignoring and it needs serious attention. Conventional measures to addressing the wickedness of the Maori land problem have fallen to directing a strong focus on the legislative, administration, and structural issues. … Continue reading Taming the Wickedness of the Maori Land Problem
I am the master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul One of the reasons I started this blog is my concern for Maori poverty and violence, especially against children. My objective of this blog is … Continue reading The Quest to End Maori Poverty and Violence
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Maori love themselves a good metaphor. And for good reason, it is a powerful tool that easily conveys layers of meaning and complex concepts in a very simple way. Metaphors… Continue reading Death by Metaphor and How Not to Use Them.
One thing I worry about us as a Maori people, is our sometimes inward focus and navel gazing tenancies. Continue reading Are you a Fire Keeper or Fire Seeker? Maori Innovators and Entrepreneurs
