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Hosted by Arcia Tecun, an urban and mobile Wīnak (Mayan) with roots in Iximulew (Guatemala), an upbringing in Soonkahni (Salt Lake Valley, Utah), and in relation with Tonga, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (The Great Pacific Ocean). Wai? [pronounced why] (W.A.I.: Words and Ideas) is a podcast based on various issues, topics, and perspectives including critical analysis, reflection, dialogue, and commentary on society, politics, education, history, culture, Indigeneity, and more. The purpose of this project is to share words and ideas that are locally meaningful, globally relevant, and critically conscious.
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Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
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).
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