Papatūānuku

by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal

Ki tā te Māori, he whanaunga ngā mea katoa o te ao, tētahi ki tētahi; te āhua o ngā rangi, ngā manu, ngā ika, ngā rākau, te rā, te marama, tae rawa ki te tangata.

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Main image: Papatūānuku i te takoto o te whenua

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The importance of Papatūānuku

Papatūānuku – the earth mother

Women and land

Whenua – the placenta

Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand

Birth from the earth – being indigenous

Stories of people and land

Whakapapa and kaupapa

Loss of land

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