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Unit Eight : Creative Explorer - Māori and Pacific Island Artists
Activities
1. Developing a vocabulary
As you work through the various artists pages, locate the following words (blue) and click on them. These are Pop Ups.
Make your own Māori dictionary of:
a. words in this programme e.g.
| WORDS | MEANING |
Waiata
Poi
Haka
Patu
Taiaha
Tititorea
Piupiu
Karanga
Kapahaka
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b. words in this programme e.g.
| NAMES | EXPLANATION |
Aotearoa Traditional Māori
Performing Arts Festival.
South Pacific Festival of Arts
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2. Maree Sheehan - contemporary Māori musician
Music critic
Locate and view the following three WORKS then answer the following questions:
- What was special about each of these songs?
- After playing the Movie, say what you think of that particular piece of music.
FATALLY COOL
PAST TO THE PRESENT
MAKE U MY OWN
Māori influences
With a partner discuss how Maree's culture has influenced her music and helped her overcome her shyness.
Go to Porongahau, Marae, Culture, Puawai, Puawai Studio, Tangata Records.
Your perspective
Reflect on these two quotations from your own perspective.
"I had to know where I came from and where I belonged. I'd heard so many stories, I just had to see it for myself and then I felt that I had been home. I met a lot of my family and it gave me strength to know where I'd come from." Maree.
"I was experimenting with Māori instruments at the time. Fatally Cool is about feeling positive about your culture and personal relationships." Maree.
Talk to your partner or a friend about what you think Maree is saying. For example:
- What can you do to feel positive about your culture?
- Have you had the opportunity to know where you come from and where you belong?
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