Whakapapa
Sign in to savethumb|Māori woman with a representation of her ancestress Te Iringa in Waikato. Genealogy is a fundamental principle in Māori culture, termed specifically in this context as whakapapa (, , lit. 'layering'). Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's identity among the Māori, places oneself in a wider context, and links themself to land and tribal groupings and their mana.
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Link with ancestry
- Word associations
- Whakapapa in the mental health system
- Sport
- Notes
- References
thumb|Māori woman with a representation of her ancestress Te Iringa in Waikato. Genealogy is a fundamental principle in Māori culture, termed specifically in this context as whakapapa (, , lit. 'layering'). Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's identity among the Māori, places oneself in a wider context, and links themself to land and tribal groupings and their mana.
Experts in whakapapa can trace and recite a lineage not only through the many generations in a linear sense, but also between such generations in a lateral sense.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whakapapa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.