Māori Essays

change interferes with the customs set upon by their ancestors. The Maori tribe in Whale Rider (2003), produced by Niki Caro, presents cultural change by showing one girl’s relentless pursuit to become Maori chief in a tribe primarily ruled by men. Hidden in the shadows, Paikea follows the many tasks and tribulations set forth by her grandfather and tribe leader, Koro, who yearns to find the next chief. New Historicism analyzes the Maori tribes preconceived notions toward leadership and the new ideals

Whale Rider, a film based on the book written by Witi Ihimaera, is an extraordinary film to watch. In a coastal village inhabited by a native tribe called the Maori who claim to be descent from the Whale Rider Paikea. The film begins when Porourangi's wife dies giving birth to Kahu Paikea Apirana or Pai and to her deceased twin brother. Porourangi departs to Europe, leaving Pai to be raised in the hands of Koro and Nanny Flowers. Koro loves Pai, but he does not accept her as the Chief of their tribe

of New Zealand’s best, but she is also a global superstar. Stan Walker: While Stan came to fame as the winner of Australian Idol in 2009, his Maori roots have been fundamental in his music and career. The 24 year old has released three albums, and of late he has collaborated with Ginny Blackmore in the single, “Missing You.” Performing “Aoteara” for Maori National Language Week 2014, Stan has featured in the film Mt. Zion and has been a judge on New Zealand’s X Factor. Kimbra: While this lady is

Kava: Does Drinking Kava do more Harm than Good? MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Australasian Medical Index, ATSIHealth, EBM Reviews and EMBase. Lucie Rychetnik and Christine M. Madronio, who are professors at the University of Sydney, conducted a review on all published empirical studies on the health and social effects of kava consumption via water-based infusion. The results of this review poses great evidence that consumption of kava does more harm than good. The leading author, Lucie Rychetnik,

Whale Rider The whale rider covers the life of Paikea who according to her society’s standards cannot be anything more than a housewife and mother due to the fact that she was born a girl. Normally this would be a given for her society however, as the only descendant of a line of chiefs she is the one that is destined to lead this tribe. This creates the conflict of interest that we see in the movie as Paikea must fulfill her role as a female while also fighting to prove to her grandpa that she

Written by: Peter Yu Director: Ms.Chan Class: ESL EO Date: 2023/6/13 Destiny At some time in our life, we will have a target that must be achieved, which is destiny. Going against society to fulfill destiny is impossible for a little girl but with the the help of another character, they can make the impossible possible. In the book Whale Rider written by Witi Ihimaera, we will see how a girl goes against traditional thinking and achieving her destiny

Multicultural approach The practice of giving equal attention to various altered backgrounds, for instance an undergraduate classroom with students from several different countries and who speak different languages. A process of communicating where more than one cultures, communicating to each other and sharing ideas , thoughts and opinion and creating an interesting environment. However discussing basic characteristics of culture will have student refine their understanding of culture today. (Scupin

The history of Greek tragedy shows common themes of fate versus the choices people make, also known as free will. They also show dramatic irony. The reason most Greek tragedies exemplify these themes is due to their beliefs in the Gods of that era such as Apollo, Hermes, and Athena, etc. who would often give prophecies on the fates of people. Particularly, in Oedipus the King, there was a prophecy from Apollo that in the end was revealed to have come true. The presence of whether fate or free will

Firstly, let’s view the similarities between the Maoris and the Native Americans. To begin with, these two indigenous groups were similarly viewed by the settlers. They were considered negatively odd by the settlers. The Maoris were considered less bright. Hence, the English settlers generated violence that lead to massacres. They wanted to have control over the Maoris people themselves. Likewise, the white settlers thought the Native Americans were less intelligent because they couldn’t build proper

Defamiliarization in Page’s poem: “Deaf-Mute in the Pear Tree” Page uses various methods of defamiliarization to change our perceptions of imperfection versus beauty as well the idea of deafness and muteness being imperfections. Some of these methods include incorporating ambiguity into her poem as well as contrasting the musicality of the poem and beautiful imagery to our preconceived ideas of imperfection and how we view deafness and muteness as imperfections and limitations. Defamiliarization

Aboriginal people in Australia have been consistently treated worse than the Maori people in New Zealand. The Aboriginal people of Australia and the Maori people of New Zealand both have unique and rich cultures that emphasize a strong tie to their land. Both cultures believe that land is not to be owned by a single person but rather, that it is a spiritual gift from their creator that is to be admired and respected by all. In Maori culture land is of exceptional importance. After the birth of a child

The disproportionate targeting of Māori in stop and search may be contributed by the homogenous ideas of Māori criminality and violence – the fear of the dark-skinned attacker (Quince, 2007). This cultural imperialism is rooted in nineteenth century social Darwinism, which informed racial discussions and particular the ideas

In this essay I will be comparing the two texts of “COVID‐19: we must not forget about Indigenous health and equity” by Melissa McLeod et al. and “COVID-19 and the Māori duty to protect” by Tina Ngata. I think the essay by McLeod presents a stronger argument in this case because it provides an essay with good arguments and facts. Not to say that the arguments by Ngata are weaker or not strong enough as the ones presented by McLeod. I will explore these differences in argument and why I think the

world. Some of the rules that Koro lives by having to do with the customs of Maori and he seems so compelled to follow them so strictly is because of assimilation and preserving the Maori culture. When assimilation happens, the culture of any slowly disappears and is forgotten. The first example that shows that “rules” reflect a groups’ “culture” is the story of Paikea, the Maori ancestor. The story of Paikea gives Maori a sense of identity. The story of Paikea also shows the shared belief in their

wasted all the ammunition that they had used to bombard it. Over a third of the approximately 300 men that had been ordered into the Pa had been killed or wounded (at least 39 died/ at least 75 were wounded) within roughly 10 minutes. Meanwhile the Maori were able to win with less overall casualties out of the estimated 230 people (at least 32 died/ at least 17 were wounded). While the British had fired their artillery for a combined time of over 9 hours, the Pa's specifically designed anti-artillery

33.2% of Māori students were at a National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 2, but since then they have increased to 69.4%. For Pasifika students, 48% were at a NCEA Level 2 but now it has increased to 75.2% (Parata, 2016). These statistics show how not even half of Māori and Pasifika students were where they could be. In The impact of policy and legislation on Māori children with special needs in Aotearoa/New Zealand by Kiri Fortune (2013), she pointed out how Māori are less likely

time to fix bad things that had happened. Whale rider is a mystical film. It is directed by Kiki Caro and realised in 2002. Whale rider is a film who has a girl called Paikea who is a 12 year old, in the film Paikea try’s to bring together all of the Maori people, to save the ancestors(whales). Sadie and Paikea both share the same similarities like respectful, spiritual and courageous. Sadie and Paikea are both respectful of an indigenous culture, they both have respected for there family and others

was closer to the earth, to the material world beneath their feet. Māori people were said to descend from two specific gods, Rangi the Sky Father, Heaven and Papa the Earth Mother, Earth3. As descendants, they believed they held quite a close relationship with these celestial beings and therefore their human bodies were seen as the essential link between Rangi and Papa. As Horatio Gordon Robley described in his book titled Māori Tattooing, the head of the person was considered sacred even after death

endorsing implicit/explicit institutional racism in the criminal justice system mainly. For instance, enforcing certain laws and procedures is not done equally across all racial groups. The systemic bias hypothesis suggests that the high rates of Maori crime and imprisonment is in large

Task 1 The text I found interesting in the magazine was “The day I became black”. The text was about Willem. A half-Dutch kid who was a normal student like everyone else. However, one day a discussion started in the A.P. Economics class, which led to the other classmates finding out that Willem was indeed African American. What I found interesting about this was the classmate’s reactions. Willem felt like his classmates saw him differently, and that his classmates felt betrayed. Willem also felt