A Mâori Sense of Place? ‐ Taranaki Waiata Tangi and Feelings for Place |
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| Authors: | Ailsa Smith |
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| Institution: | Centre for Mâori and Indigenous Planning and Development, Environment Society and Design Division, at Lincoln University. |
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| Abstract: | Mâori attachment to ancestral lands may be viewed in terms of the western concept of sense of place. However, there are certain features of this attachment that require an extension of that idea to include features which are peculiar to Mâori interpretations of land and space. These features include whakapapa, whanaungatanga and ‘uri’‐tanga (generational and familial linkages), wairuatanga and atuatanga (the spiritual dimension relating to godlike ancestors and the unlocking of environmental and human potential), and tûrangawaewae and kaitiakitanga (inherited rights and obligations associated with belonging to a place that claims those with Mâori ancestry by virtue of all the above). This paper draws on data from research into Taranaki waiata tangi and feelings for place in order to discuss features relative to Mâori attitudes to land. |
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