Tēnā koutou katoa

Ko Maungataniwha te maunga

Ko Kenana te awa

Ko Māmaru te waka

Ko Ngāti Kahu te iwi

Ko Matarahurahu te hapū

Ko Kenana te marae

Ko Mike taku pāpā. Ko Dee taku ingoa.

Nō Mangonui ahau i te taha o taku pāpā

Ko Taupiri te maunga. Ko Mokotahi te maunga.

Ko Te Wairoa te awa

Ko Takitimu te waka

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Ko Ngāti Kaahu te hapū

Ko Ngā Motu te marae

Ko Jan taku māmā. Ko Dee taku ingoa.

Nō Te Māhia au i te taha o taku māmā

‘He kōrero tāku’

• What has it been like for me ‘growing up’ in Aotearoa?

• What did Identity, Language and Culture mean to me at that time?

• What impacted upon you as you were growing up / becoming a teacher / adviser?

Growing up?

‘He kōrero anō tāku’

• Why did you decide to go to the World Indigenous People’s Conference?

• What were the highlights of this trip to Peru? What did you learn?

• How has this experience impacted upon your concept of identity, language and culture?

• Indigenous Education for Future Generations

• Living Indigenous Languages

• Indigenous Wisdom for Common Welfare

‘He paku kōrero tāku’

• What advice and guidance do you have for languages teachers in terms of responding to the Identity, Language and Culture of their students?