Whaanga, HēmiKeelan-Peebles, Jacqueline Roberta2023-06-262023-06-262022https://hdl.handle.net/10289/15793I am Māui I am not Māori. Reclamation of identity as uri o Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga is the ngako of this creative thesis, in response to the question, ‘who were we before and what is Māuitanga’? Due to its paucity my intention is to revive its frequency in restoration to its rightful status in this way; the tools to navigate authentication is through the lens of mātauranga Māui, embedded in kōrero tawhito, traditional cultural practice, lived experience and whakapapa. Validation is founded in our iwi repositories, pūrākau, ngā waiata, mōteatea, karakia, whaikōrero, rituals of encounter and the arts. Raranga as the creative vehicle affords the means to analogize kaupapa Māui. The creation of a Kākahu/Korowai is the appropriate representation as its significance aligns itself with the mantle of honour due to rangatira living and those who have passed. Exploration of kaupapa Māui infrastructure is fundamental to unravelling multi-faceted cultural narratives. These are the mechanisms to the reclamation of who we were before and to answer the question of Māuitanga. Ultimately to claim and to restore my heritage, to reinstate the common use of an ancient iwi, te iwi ‛Māui’.application/pdfenAll items in Research Commons are provided for private study and research purposes and are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Māori (New Zealand people) -- Sociological aspectsMaui (Polynesian deity) -- Social conditionsMāori (New Zealand people) -- Ethnic identityMāori (New Zealand people) -- Social conditionsThesis2023-06-26TuakiriMāuiMāoritangaĀhuatanga pāporiRangahau o te noho-ā-iwiTirohanga Māori