Two Views

Sharing Power

Te Taru White

Te Taru White is the Kaihatu (joint leader and curator) of Te Papa, Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum. He travels around the world speaking about how museums can bring cultures together, sharing stories and developing understanding and appreciation for other peoples. We met with Te Taru on the last day of our trip during a fierce storm on the North Island whose howling winds you can hear in the background of the interview.

Videos featuring Te Taru White

  • Sharing Power

    Te Taru White, the Kaihatu (joint leader and curator) of Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum, explains the difficulty of creating oneness in a country where indigenous people have been marginalized. Sharing power at the level of national institutions can help empower the marginalized and work toward oneness.

    (3 min 4 sec)

  • A Maori Point of View

    Te Taru White, the Kaihatu (joint leader and curator) of Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum, explains the interconnectedness of life from a Maori perspective. Te Taru tells us that Maori and scientific accounts of ecology are complementary. The Maori system provides the genealogical and mythological keys that integrate the observer as a living part of an interconnected field. Te Taru believes that these systems can co-exist, and that oneness begins when two separate worldviews can accept one another without putting one another down.

    (4 min 51 sec)

  • To Grow, Balance and Nurture

    Te Taru White, the Kaihatu (joint leader and curator) of Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum, explains the responsibility of guarding the past and translating it to the future. In museums this principle extends to any kind of collective management; it is not a question of ownership and property but rather of contributing one's abilities for the sake of the whole.

    (1 min 45 sec)
"Everything matters. What you do over here, has an impact over there."
From
A Maori Point of View
On the web

To Grow, Balance and Nurture

A Maori Point of View

Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri

Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri, is a Maori elder who has been involved in education, community development and language revitalization for the past 40 years. We interviewed her at her home just north of Tuai, a small town in the picturesque mountains of the north island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Rose, as she likes to be called, welcomes people from all over the world into her home to talk about ancient Maori ways and the importance of learning to understand and respect different peoples, cultures, traditions and the environment around us.

Videos featuring Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri

  • The Right To Be Me

    Elder, healer and leader in the Maori community Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri tells her story and shows us the true meaning of self-acceptance.

    (4 min 11 sec)

  • Rose's Song

    Elder, healer and community leader Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri brings the spirit of oneness through song.

    Elder, healer and community leader Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri brings the spirit of oneness through song.

    (2 min 8 sec)

  • What a Hongi Means

    Maori elder and healer Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri explains the formal Maori greeting ritual called Hongi, which reminds participants of their interconnectedness with one another and with the environment.

    (1 min 27 sec)
"We may have differences, but those are to be celebrated, as well. I would find it terribly boring if only Maori people existed."
From
The Right To Be Me

The Right To Be Me

What a Hongi Means

Rose's Song

No Man is an Island

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