Tag: New Zealand
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We discuss the mythical origins of carving along with the two main styles and finish with a short talk about tokotoko, orator’s staffs! Oh, and…
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We talk about toki poutangata, ceremonial adzes, as well as some of the other tools used by traditional Maori carvers.
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Today we start our next major Maori culture topic, carving. This episode we discuss how to make and use toki, adzes, as well as their…
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A short little episode about the Maori new year: Matariki!
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A dramatic retelling of the origins of our favourite trickster: Maui!
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We talk about the Maori welcoming ceremony, powhiri, as well as some other related stuff!
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We talk all about pre-European Maori women and what their life was like!
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We talk about land borders and how Maori viewed each other, houses, marae and their construction!
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This time we are learning about how the East Polynesians that arrived in Aotearoa gradually changed into the Maori we know today. If you would…

