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Pepeha and Whakapapa Connections
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Pepeha and Whakapapa Connections
🏔️ Part 1: Understanding Pepeha
1. What is a pepeha?
A traditional Māori greeting that introduces your connections to place and people
A type of traditional Māori food
A Māori dance performed at celebrations
2. Which elements are typically included in a pepeha? (Select all that apply)
Your mountain (maunga)
Your river (awa)
Your favourite food
Your iwi (tribe)
Your hapū (sub-tribe)
3. Complete this pepeha structure:
Ko _____________ tōku maunga (my mountain is)
Ko _____________ tōku awa (my river is)
Ko _____________ tōku iwi (my tribe is)
Ko _____________ ahau (I am)
🌳 Part 2: Exploring Whakapapa
4. What does whakapapa mean?
5. How does whakapapa help with whakawhanaungatanga (building relationships)?
6. Draw or write about your own whakapapa connections. Include family members, places that are important to you, or communities you belong to:
🤝 Part 3: Creating Connections
7. Write your own pepeha using places and people that are meaningful to you (they don't have to be Māori names):
8. How can sharing pepeha and whakapapa help people get to know each other better?
9. Think of someone in your class. What questions would you ask them to learn about their whakapapa and connections?
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