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The Maori Experience by Kiri.DellJul 31, 20164:12 amJuly 27, 2021
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Maori and the Next-Level Meditation!

I’ve always been struck by how the tools promoted to achieve meditative states seem quite foreign to a Maori way of being.  To pull yourself away from everyone, to be alone, to be on you own, to […]

The Maori Experience by Kiri.DellJul 17, 20168:12 amJuly 27, 2021
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The Great Māori Shame Legacy

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, […]

The Maori Experience by Kiri.DellJul 10, 20163:08 amJuly 27, 2021
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A Mauri Assault: A Kuia’s Lesson in Dealing With Haters

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 […]

Whenua Maori by Kiri.DellJul 5, 201612:22 amJuly 27, 2021
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Whenua Ūkaipō: Returning to the Mother

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 […]

Whenua Maori by Kiri.DellJun 25, 20161:50 amJune 25, 2016
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Taming the Wickedness of the Maori Land Problem

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 […]

The Maori Experience by Kiri.DellJun 21, 20168:05 amJune 21, 2016
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The Quest to End Maori Poverty and Violence

  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 […]

Maori Writing by Kiri.DellJun 19, 20164:59 amJune 19, 2016
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Death by Metaphor and How Not to Use Them.

Originally posted on K.I.N. Knowledge in Indigenous Networks:
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…

Maori Business and Economy by Kiri.DellJun 13, 20167:16 amJune 19, 2016
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Are you a Fire Keeper or Fire Seeker? Maori Innovators and Entrepreneurs

One thing I worry about us as a Maori people, is our sometimes inward focus and navel gazing tenancies.

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