
What are our connections to te taiao?
The web of life connects us across time and space. In this section, engage with cosmic ancestral connections through pūrakau, whakapapa, and art.
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Consider some of the mātauranga that connects tangata whenua to te taiao in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The web of life connects us across time and space. In this section, engage with cosmic ancestral connections through pūrakau, whakapapa, and art.
Indigenous knowledges provide signposts for the future. In this section, consider some of the mātauranga Māori that has developed from embodied relationships with the environment.
Colonisation, and its values, have influenced present day relationships with landscape. In this section, investigate the impact of colonisation on te taiao.
Toi Māori reflects an entwined relationship with the environment. In this section, explore how connections to te taiao are expressed through practices such as kōwhaiwhai, raranga and taonga puoro.