Māori Minds
MĀORI SYSTEMS: Utu, Hau, Kaitiakitanga, Economy, Ecology, Sociology & Health
This is the third video clip from a longer video about pre-colonial Māori society. It is intended to help the viewer better appreciate Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi, its history, significance, and relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand’s past, present and future, and all associated tensions. It focuses on Māori concepts related to systems, including utu, and hau which are widely overlooked and misunderstood.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction heading
00:00:05 Utu
00:01:05 Hau
00:01:58 Hau at a metaphysical level
00:02:09 Hau at an ecology level
00:02:55 Hau, hauora, & health
00:03:05 Hau economy
00:04:26 Hau & kaitiakitanga (guardianship)
RECOMMENDED VIDEOS
Pre-Colonial Māori Society: Clip 1: Social Structure and Ontology
https://youtu.be/9oRk39yuDxo
Property & Sovereignty: Whenua, Mana & Rangatiratanga. Clip 2: Pre-Colonial Māori Society.
https://youtu.be/dGnvcJMEbK4
3 Eras of Law. Kupe, Cook & Beyond. Clip 5 Pre-Colonial Māori Society https://youtu.be/mIuV7_iCQsw
Te Ao Raranga: The Weaving Universe. A Māori Philosophy Framework https://youtu.be/B8tQE3PZkgM
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MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS
Artlist
C.K. Martin – The Endurance
Max H. – Back Home
REFERENCES
1. Best, E. (1901). Spiritual Concepts of the Maori. Part II. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 10(1 (37), 1-20.
2. Mauss, M. (1925). The gift, trans. I. Cunnison. London: Cohen and West.
3. Prentice, K. (2022). Turning the Spotlight on the Hau in Hauora. A Conference Presentation by Dr Kiri Prentice. [Educational YouTube Video]. https://youtu.be/CzN6LVjKobI
4. Waitangi Tribunal. (2010). Te Urewera: Pre-Publication Part 2. Waitangi Tribunal Report WAI 894.
5. Waitangi Tribunal. (2017). Te Urewera Volume I (Wai 894). Legislation Direct: Wellington, New Zealand.
6. Whatahoro, H. T. (2011). The Lore of the Whare-wānanga: Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History (Vol. 2). Cambridge University Press.