(Advanced) Te ka nohi ki te ka nohi - Eye to Eye

To discuss in groups

1. Are land rights an issue in your country?
2. Are you "indigenous" to your country or do you descend from people who arrived later than earlier groups? Are you of mixed heritage?
3. What questions would you like to ask a kiwi teacher about land rights and indigenous rights in Aotearoa / New Zealand? In your group write a few down.

  

Have you see pictures of this guy before? What do you think he does?

Te ka nohi ki te ka nohi

Tame explores how the old saying of "Te ka nohi ki te ka nohi" (Dealing with it eye to eye) creates a far more productive space for open dialogue around any issue.

Tame Iti (Ngai Tuhoe/Waikato/Te Arawa) is known as many things... Activist, Artist, Terrorist and Cyclist. Literally wearing his Tuhoe heritage on his face, Iti is hard to miss in a crowd despite being just 5ft 4" tall. His 40 year history of controversial and theatrical displays of political expression have included pitching a tent on parliament grounds and calling it the Maori embassy, shooting a national flag in front of government officials and the curious spate of public meetings where he appeared with a ladder so as to speak eye to eye with officials who were seated on stage. Iti explores how the old saying of "Te ka nohi ki te ka nohi" (Dealing with it eye to eye) creates a far more productive space for open dialogue around any issue. "No one can tell you that you are not important and your experience does not matter and if they do... I challenge them to say it to your face... where they can see your eyes and feel your breath."

Watch:

Tame Iti at TED


Intro:



1. What four things does Tame show you before he speaks?

2. What are his people sometimes called?

3. How does Tame use silence in his talk?




Can you remember what each of these things were?

Maungapohatu
Ohinematroa
Te Rewarewa
Ruatoki
Te Urewera
Ngai Tuhoe


A mountain
A town
A Marae
A forest
A river




Is there a special landmark near where you live that symbolises your connection to that place?




Guide questions



Part 1


1. Ngai Tuhoe are a team / tribe from Te Urewera forest.

2. Nga tamariki o te kohu = children of the mist / forest

3. Tame's first language is / isn't english

4. "Mana" connects / separates past, present and future.

5. We are all the same / all on the same level

6. "Tipuna" means ancestor / headmaster

7. The Tui is a bird / language

8. Mana is / isn't necessarily authority




Part 2


1. In Christchurch Tame heard / told stories that sounded like Tuhoe stories

2. Draw attention to the things that make the powerful feel uncomfortable / comfortable

3. You have remind / remember the powerful all the time that you are not going away.

4. The government in New Zealand is called the Crown / Clown

5. Tame offered the Crown a blanket in exchange for his tribe's land / horse.

6. The many protest movements mentioned are about similar / different issues.

7. The tribe was struggling to get money / respect.

8. We are like a basket / basketball that hold the future





Watch the rest and do the Kahoot at the end to test your comprehension.

Kanohi ki te kanohi (Kahoot)