 Pare with a representation of the Waikato Ancestress "Te Iringa". Image by Pare wehikore, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The Mauriora MaorisWhakapapa Whakapapa Principle of tracing genealogy in Māori culture, also verbal recitation of same This article is about the Māori term for genealogy. For the ski field, see Whakapapa skifield. For the village, see Whakapapa Village. Genealogy is a fundamental principle in Māori culture, termed specifically in this context as whakapapa ( Māori pronunciation: [ˈfakapapa], ['ɸa-], lit. 'layering'). Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's identity among the Māori, places oneself in a wider context, and links themself to land and tribal groupings and their mana.[1] This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2017) Māori woman with a representation of her ancestress Te Iringa in Waikato. Experts in whakapapa can trace and recite a lineage not only through the many generations… (Source: Wikipedia)
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