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New-Zealand: between conservation and remembrance - Coggle Diagram
New-Zealand: between conservation and remembrance
The Māori
Ta Moko
A form of Māori traditional tattooing
It tells the story of its wearer
They used to cover it through the painful process of scarification
Nowadays, it’s just a simple tattoo
Te Reo Māori
The language of the Māori People
It has been passed down through songs and different hakas
People from the forbidden generation were banned from speaking the language
A loss of identity
The Haka
Traditional ceremonial dance
Reviewed tradition passed down by ancestors
Students, the All Blacks and Māori practice it
General observations about the Māori
Indigenous people
From Polynesia
Nature & the Māori
Spiritual relationship
Consider themselves as a part of nature
Duty to preserve/guard/take care of it
Original gods are Earth & Sky
Mindset
“As a man disappears from sight, the land remains”
Aotearoa "land popping out of a long white cloud"
Deep bond with nature
They consider it holy/sacred
Conservation
Environmental activism
Different ages/walks of life
Most of them are optimistic
The future generations will save the world and the biodiversity
Strive to protect the environment & preserve their lifestyle
Actions for conservation
Around 30 years ago, experienced a revival
Reconciliation process
Successful in making sacred places legal persons
Mount Taranaki, 2017
Harming it is the same as harming the tribe
A memorial for a vanished landscape
They endeavor to preserve/protect their land, although it has been irreversibly destroyed
Auckland -> A memorial built to commemorate the river
Joint project between Māori tribes & NZ gvt
Raises awareness about the effects of urbanization
Helps to remember the lost land