NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Explain aho tangata to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo
Level
6
Purpose
Credits
14
This unit standard is for people furthering their knowledge in
whakairo. It supplements the Toi Whakairo and
Whakaraupapa Whakairo unit standards.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: examine
aho tangata to identify tipuna; define tribal groups; and interpret
whakapapa systems.
Classification
Whakairo > Mana Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 2564, Explain whakapapa whakairo to demonstrate
cultural awareness, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 2561, Explain taha wairua to demonstrate cultural
awareness in whakairo; and Unit 2568, Explain symbolic
representation to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo.
Explanatory notes
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Glossary
aho tangata – lineage;
taha wairua – spiritual perspective;
taotahi – recite genealogy in a single line of descent;
whakamoe – trace a genealogy and assign wives to males;
tararere – male line only;
tahu – direct line of ancestry;
whakapiripiri – condense (genealogy);
ara poaka – line of descent with three strands;
tatai hikohiko – recite genealogy indicating principle names on lines of descent and
omitting others.
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Mana Whakairo
Tikanga and kawa that underpin the standards in the domain Mana Whakairo relate
to specific interpretations and understandings of whakapapa, te reo, symbolism,
concepts and representation; and in a whakairo context are quite specific and
therefore distinctive from tikanga and kawa in the broader context of Te Ao Māori
whānui.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify tipuna.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Understanding of whakapapa system is demonstrated by recording personal
connections to nominated tipuna that concurs with tribal records.
Range
whānau, hapū, iwi.
Outcome 2
Define tribal structures.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Whānau structures are examined to define the extent of family rights,
obligations and responsibilities that concur with whānau traditions.
2.2
Hapū structures are examined to define the interrelationships between whanau
and their rights, obligations and responsibilities that concur with hapū traditions.
2.3
Iwi structures are examined to define the interrelationships between whanau
and their rights, obligations and responsibilities that concur with iwi traditions.
2.4
Waka structures are examined to define the interrelationships between whanau
and their rights, obligations and responsibilities that concur with waka traditions.
Outcome 3
Interpret whakapapa systems.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Cosmic whakapapa terms are explained to interpret evolutionary development
that concurs with hapū or iwi tradition.
Range
Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama.
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Human whakapapa terms are differentiated to classify interconnecting systems
that concur with hapū or iwi tradition.
taotahi, whakamoe, tararere, tahu, whakapiripiri, ara poaka, tātai
hikohiko, whāngai.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 December 1995
N/A
Revision
2
6 April 1998
N/A
Revision
3
19 April 2000
N/A
Revision
4
18 September 2001
N/A
Revision
5
11 March 2004
N/A
Review
6
12 December 2008
N/A
Revision
7
21 May 2010
N/A
Rollover
8
21 February 2013
N/A
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