How to introduce yourself-the Māori way | Amelia Butler | TEDxDelthorneWomen

[@AnuragHegde]

I am from South of India and we are usually mocked in India as we mostly have long names But after watching this video I understand that most of us have long names if we follow traditional methods. Here we actually start with our Guardian God's name or Family Diety name followed by Village Deity name, then we add name of our Village, ancestral place or name of ancestral house if it's prestigious enough that people around know it. Followed by ancestral lineage and parents starting usually with mother's name as we follow maternal lineage and then finally Our Name. So our actual name comes last or its family name that follows.

[@jyotijani2986]

I love this!

[@Saphiradi7]

Thank you for the insight. I really enjoyed learning about that part of Indian culture.

[@toamaori]

[@sonalifiske]

I keep coming back to this Talk time and time again. There is so much wisdom baked in and I feel like it's a message that will keep on giving for generations to come. Thank you, Amelia. 🤎

[@learnmaoriabroad]

Ka mau te wehi! We are extremely proud of you Amelia and so grateful to have you as our founder and director!!! Absolutely amazing!!! 😍 Ngā mihi nui for bringing our culture to the world!❤🌎

[@janetslicer3637]

I thought this was great! She is a dynamic speaker and her message is right on point! I wish I could speak back to her, in her language!

[@chamoritagirl76]

I had the opportunity to spend time with Amelia in a cultural immersion trip to Ra’iātea. She’s an amazing, humble being and I learned so much from her in the short time we spent with her. Thank you for sharing your culture with us! ❤

[@mansiupadhyay711]

Such a strong woman with a strong message! I loved the idea of getting in touch with indigenous culture to embrace the gifts of nature and life

[@linden5165]

I've been in classes/groups with people from all parts of the world as they've developed their pepeha and have said it for the first time and many find it very emotional, it's a special thing to witness. It can be a big journey for people to figure out where they feel they connect and come from if they haven't done it before or thought that way before.

[@leticiavasquez8566]

Kia ora ❤ this is so powerful. The whakapapa genealogical way is so good...wish we all did this. And i believe all people used to do pepeha all over. I am basque and we traditionally too would do a version of this. Eskerrik asko thank you for sharing❤

[@PatLynchPatLynch]

Tena koe Amelia. Proud of you and all you are doing to promote Maori culture to the world. Polynesian people were the world's first oceanic explorers. You are in that tradition. Well done

[@stephrohlfs]

Yes, Amelia!! I've had the incredible good luck to study te reo me te ao Māori with Amelia at Learn Maōri abroad and it's been such a wonderful and enriching experience. She deserves all that applause and more. 🖤🤍❤

[@iraazela]

In divine love we accept this beautiful world ❤

[@tonipasion9907]

Love to see this. Proud and joyous

[@angeloalonzo5500]

Yeah we are now focused more in doing rather than being

[@jyotijani2986]

Such a powerful message!! Thank you for sharing it.

[@kirituhi.]

Ka rawe! You’re so knowledgeable and explain it all so beautifully! What an awesome kōrero! 🤩

[@raquelaguillon4410]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@benzell4]

Powerful words, culminating in an extremely powerful ending!

[@Ant101inia]

Kia ora e hoa !!! Great work Amelia, love listening to you kōrero !

[@manaakimovement2268]

I love Amelia’s mahi (work) and Learn Māori abroad. Ka mau te wehi!! 🔥🙏🏽🌺

[@invincibleCYJ]

It's really necessary I know how to introduce oneself 😁😁😁

[@createwithease]

This is deeply beautiful and inspiring ❤

[@the_Morteza-Tajik]

She is speaking the language of gods. Her illustrations are far beyond my understanding.

[@ddmound]

She is speaking about the elements of this world which are devils

[@Velvett_canyon]

😊

[@katrinasciascia]

Ataahua.

[@invincibleCYJ]

Name has to be said last, during the introduction of oneself 🥂💥💥🔥

[@cheetifamily]

hi Hoomans it's me Cheeti with my two new born baby kittens and we want some love and support from you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DebsGFA]

❤❤❤

[@AnonyMummy]

Am I the only one who's now searching for other haka demos to watch?

[@celestialcircledance]

That would be hard for us name challenged individuals to remember everybody's mountain and body of water , meeting place and family members as well as their own title when exchanging introductions .. It definitely does make you think about where you came from though . When she asked about my meeting place , the first thing that popped to mind was my email lol .

[@70_Sense]

That was amazing!

[@dale1251]

Whuuu! He kōrero mīharo 🫶🏾

[@futkekasabda]

love from beautiful country in the universe Nepal ❤🇳🇵

[@uniqueshorts8507]

Please help NEET ASPIRANTS 👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️🙏🏻😔

[@taniacooper450]

Ka pai 💜

[@AyanamarieC]

Her Mountain is representative as her father, and her River representative of her mother?

[@Ant101inia]

Kia ora! Her pepeha (introduction) outlines where she is from and who she is. Her mountain and river are geographical landmarks from the land of her iwi and people not necessarily representative of her whānau / family. When she says “who is your mountain / river” she doesn’t mean they are people, Māori see these things as living beings that bring protection and life to the people 😊

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

ALL her ancestors.

[@HappinessTheBrand]

Ate that

[@Alicebaby99]

I just know someone in the audience pissed themselves at the end 😂

[@invincibleCYJ]

The ending got me laughing

[@learnmaoriabroad]

She is doing the haka, our traditional Māori war dance. Have you heard of it before?

[@invincibleCYJ]

Wow that's nice

[@THEONECENTER]

Great Hats up to your effort of rejunating Mother earth

[@ladymariamoa]

Interesting talk. Very insightful. Sounds so earth connected, so natural. Reminds me of colours of the wind song in pocahontas.

[@ramonmaier6488]

I'm that I'm.

[@ashleychamboko5729]

Intrinsically connected to nature.

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[@manchildworship3802]

mi mountain is the garden of eden! My rivers are Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Phrath (Euphrates). My ancestral canoe is Noah's ARK. My tribe are the blind hopeless sinners that found faith in Jesus Christ and became sons of GOD! My gathering place is with any fellow believers in Jesus. My great grandfather is ADAM, WHO MADE SOME TERRIBLE mistakes! He was the cheif of thw WHOLE planet. But he gave it up. I am a dirt bag saved by Gods grace. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! Oh, and btw, I was born on some dirt called New Zealand.

[@aurygos]

Way to miss the point. 😂

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@aurygos You can always count on a Christian to show you their supramcy. I bet he's never read his gods doctrine of discovery before.

[@NanaYakubu]

@aurypos you missed the point too😹 I thought the write was cool!

[@piku5637]

Animal agriculture and capitalism have gotta go.

[@MFLWebster]

Education has failed you. Specifically, history.

[@sdffdsf0]

ofc they have to do the cringe dance and scream, I knew it the moment I saw the title

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Better than the cringe cross sign Christians do or hand over heart some nationalists do. Disrespect, expect to be disrespected.

[@sdffdsf0]

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Nah it's a move that takes 2 seconds, 3 fingers, 3 hand gestures, then you proceed to pray. But this dance.. Feels like it's always done in an attempt to impress others with your culture but I don't see how can you find it amusing if you are not of that ethnicity

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@sdffdsf0 Pray to false god "Jesus" and his doctrine of discovery. Now THAT'S cringe.

[@GanjaClaus]

nah.. sorry! If you do not agree to using universal english at least for the introduction, I will not follow your obviously biased train of thought.

[@Ant101inia]

Māori is one of the official languages of New Zealand. The pepeha is a cultural introduction of who you are and where you’re from. She said it in English right after. I don’t see why that’s a problem?

[@aurygos]

An indigenous cultural perspective is biased, of course. As is your own perspective. As are all perspectives. What's the issue?

[@SUZSMITH]

I’m glad he told you. Blondie won’t gonna age well. 🧹

[@lorissarinehart5933]

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing this impactful message.

[@ashleychamboko5729]

Intrinsically connected to nature.

[@ashleychamboko5729]

Intrinsically connected to nature.