Ep 20: Matariki with the Tamariki

My sons Ezra (11) and Taine (9) join me in this episode to discuss what they have learned about stars and seasons through cosmic connections. They are students at home, of life, and in the Kura Wānanga Te Puna Waiora at Sylvia Park School. They share experiences and lessons from Māori cosmology and Matariki. We talk about the new year approaching and the role of story, reflection, and more.

Topics: Seasons, Place, Story, Indigenous Knowledge, Youth.

Terms: Matariki (Māori New Year), Tamariki (Children/Youth), Maramataka (Māori Lunar Calendar), Atua (Ancestor ‘deity’, Supernatural being), Kaitiaki (Guardian, Steward), Ranginui (Sky/Heavens, Sky Father), Papatūānuku (Land/Earth, Earth Mother), Tāne Mahuta (Atua/Kaitiaki of forest and birds), Tāwhirimatea (Atua/Kaitiaki of wind and weather), Tūmatauenga (Atua/Kaitiaki of war/conflict and people/mortality), Whānau (Community of relatives/relations).