What are our connections to te taiao?
E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.
I will never be lost, for I am a seed sown from Rangiātea.
The Māori concept of whakapapa is a mighty big concept. Whakapapa connects Māori not only to their ancestors but even further to the origins of life. Whakapapa is intrinsically about connections to the natural world.
When understanding what it is to be human in relationship with te taiao, whakapapa is a great place to start. It links the human and more than human world together in an interconnected web, organising us into the living systems of ecology that surround us across space and time.
Delve into these activities to explore our connections back in time, across space and into the more than human world.
