Ep 20: Matariki with the Tamariki

My sons Ezra (11) and Taine (9) join me in this episode to
discuss what they have learned about stars and seasons through
cosmic connections. They are students at home, of life, and in
the Kura Wānanga Te Puna Waiora at Sylvia Park School. They share
experiences and lessons from Māori cosmology and Matariki. We
talk about the new year approaching and the role of story,
reflection, and more.


Topics: Seasons, Place, Story, Indigenous Knowledge, Youth.


Terms: Matariki (Māori New Year), Tamariki (Children/Youth),
Maramataka (Māori Lunar Calendar), Atua (Ancestor ‘deity’,
Supernatural being), Kaitiaki (Guardian, Steward), Ranginui
(Sky/Heavens, Sky Father), Papatūānuku (Land/Earth, Earth
Mother), Tāne Mahuta (Atua/Kaitiaki of forest and birds),
Tāwhirimatea (Atua/Kaitiaki of wind and weather), Tūmatauenga
(Atua/Kaitiaki of war/conflict and people/mortality), Whānau
(Community of relatives/relations).