Matariki and the Six Sisters

Video

Kim Martins
by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
published on 14 June 2021

Hear the Matariki story of Ngāti Toa Rangatira iwi (tribe), Te Papa’s iwi in residence, retold for children by kaumātua (elder) Te Waari Carkeek. Beautiful time-lapse photography reveals places in the Wellington region that are significant to Ngāti Toa, such as Mana Island, Kapiti Island, the Tararua Ranges, and Te-Upoko-o-te-Ika-a-Māui (Wellington Harbour). A soundscape of taonga puoro, or Māori musical instruments, accompanies the narration.
Māori words and definitions, in the order they’re heard in the video:
• whānau – family
• Papatūānuku/Papa – earth mother
• mauri – life principle
• kuia – female elder
• kai – food
• rongoā – medicine
• kākahu – clothing
• pūkenga – skills
• te wao nui a Tāne – the great forests of Tāne
• Tānemahuta – god of the forest
• manu – bird
• mokomoko – lizard
• waiata – song
• Tangaroa – god of the sea
• Ranginui – sky father
• Tamanuiterā – the sun
• whaea – mother, aunt
• matua – father, uncle

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Tongarewa, M. o. N. Z. T. P. (2021, June 14). Matariki and the Six Sisters. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2579/matariki-and-the-six-sisters/

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