class 3 - the first law of aotearoa Flashcards
what is tikanga maori
- first law of aotearoa prior to european settlement
- system of values and principles
what is the purpose of tikanga maori (2)
- to govern the iwi and hapu tribal groups
- to maintain balance
what is iwi and hapu
iwi refers to a tribe or a larger tribal setting
hapu refers to a subtribe within an iwi
what was passed in 1907 and what did it serve to do
tohunga suppression act
criminalising the practises of tohunga
what does tohunga mean
maori expert / priest in a particular field
whats an argument for approving the passing of the tohunga suppression act
needed to speed maori assimiliation into dominant european culture
what does tika in tikanga mean
what is right, proper, correct, the way
is tikanga written down
no. it’s not a set of customary rules but rather a set of values and principles
what does mana mean
power
what does tapu mean
sacred
what does idiosyncratic mean
having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features
what is cynical pragmatism
a combination of distrust and skepticism with a desire for action. Cynicism is a pessimistic attitude that involves distrusting others and believing that people are only interested in themselves. Pragmatism is a method of finding solutions by taking action and finding agreement on what is truec
