Tag: Tikanga
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The Church And Māori Culture: Leave Your Shoes At The Door, Not Your Culture
A personal reflection by Aroha Puketapu on Māori culture, church culture, identity, wharenui, tikanga, and why culture should not be left at the door.
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What is tikanga? Don’t cut harakeke when it’s raining
Learn what tikanga means in education through harakeke, tapu, noa, respect, context, and culturally grounded teaching practice.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, your grandmother’s advice and Tikanga Māori
Lebanese–American writer Nassim Nicholas Taleb is one of my heroes. I won’t go into the details of why here but if you’ve read any of his books we can be friends. I’ve been thinking about Taleb and my experience of the meaning of tikanga – the right way of doing things. Taleb doesn’t write about…