Mana Atua i Te Ara Māori - Wellbeing in Te Ara Māori
This video discusses the Mana atua | Wellbeing aho (strand) in Te Ara Māori (the Māori path) of Te Whāriki from a te ao Māori (Māori world) perspective. It is part of a series of videos on the five aho in Te Ara Māori. Click on the tiles under 'Kua kite rānui koe - Have you seen?' below to watch the other videos.
Mana Atua - Wellbeing
Te aho - The strand
After watching the video, you may want to review the Mana atua | Wellbeing aho in Te Ara Māori.
Ko tēnei te whakatipuranga o te tamaiti i roto i tōna oranga nui, i runga hoki i tōna mana motuhake, mana atuatanga | Mokopuna understand their own mana atuatanga – uniqueness and spiritual connectedness.
Ngā whāinga | goals
Ka kākahutia te mokopuna ki te korowai o ōna mātua tīpuna, he korowai aroha kia | Mokopuna are enveloped in their ancestral cloak, a cloak of love and empathy:
- tipu ora ai ia | to grow and flourish
- mauritau ia | that establishes a sense of harmony with their world
- haumaru ia | that protects and nurtures.
Ngā hua ako | learning outcomes
Ka whanake te mokopuna kia pakari tōna mōhio ki | Mokopuna grow and develop their understanding and ability:
- te tiaki pai i a ia anō i roto i ōna hononga ki ōna mātua tīpuna, te oranga nui | to care for themselves within the context of their ancestral connections
- te whakahaere i a ia anō kia ū ai tōna mana motuhake, te whakahua whakaaro | to conduct themselves in a manner that maintains their mana
- te noho haumaru kia ū ai tōna mana atuatanga, te noho haumaru | to keep themselves safe – physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually – so that their ancestral mana is upheld.
Note: the English text is not a translation of te reo Māori but an interpretation of it. An appreciation of the richness of this aho in Te Ara Māori requires an understanding of te ao and te reo Māori.
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Mō tēnei rauemi - About this resource
Nohokainga Pulekautaha-Lai, Toroa Pōhatu, Natasha Koia and Harata Donohue share their mōhiotanga (insights) that relate to the Mana atua | Wellbeing strand (aho) in Te Ara Māori of Te Whāriki. This video is part of a series of videos on the five aho of Te Ara Māori. Click on the tiles under 'Kua kite rānui koe - Have you seen?' above to watch the other videos in the series.