PŪKAUAE.: Recent Episodes
Putaanga
Stories are medicine. This space offers the most simple tool for hauora - stories, through collaboration to challenge the narrative, decolonize & normalize the view of Moko Kauae & Moko Kanohi to modern society. E oho, kua tae te wa.
Between two lungs. A deep yet reserved insight to the ao of Te Ataarangi Whenua Waaka. We wānanga for hours starting with "what were you like as a child".
Being raised within the pākehā realm, unpacking the myth of identifying as "part Māori", the decision of not passing away without carrying her granddaughter, son, mother & grandmother.
Tohunga Turumakina Duley and the importance of tohunga having a deeper understanding of this sacred mahi, the application & biologically a wahine who wears MOKO KANOHI applied in phases, each phase bringing a new level of responsibility while interacting with the unseen world & experiencing tupuna Tane Mahuta - connecting the trunk of your kauri in order to branch out.
We also kōrero about the exhibition "Who am I to wear Moko Kauae", the acceptance of being part of a public kaupapa.
Mauria te pono
》In this episode, I'm joined by kickass wahine & ambassador in badassery, Shelly Davies.
This kōrero has been a long time coming & it gets real, right quick!
My last "what if": We kōrero about being your AUTHENTIC self while smashing misconceptions.
》Standing in your truth, being a strong wahine in business & the sticks of serving the kaupapa, also where we think prerequisites stem from, why they're problematic when used as weapons.
We also dive into racism, acknowledging that it is alive when wāhine mau Moko &, being challenged as a fair wahine.
Grappling with what it means to be māori, that growing up away from “Ao Māori” doesn’t make you less Māori, Unpacking colonially informed ideas, prerequisites of wear Moko Kauae, feeling unworthy of returning to Hawaiki & being recognized.
The Tī - tapping into her amazing mahi re; Decolonising hyper-sexuality / sensuality and wearing Moko Kauae, Colonial hierarchy, Patriarchy, understanding our history was written by colonizers and, the weight of art, how we feel as wāhine mau Moko seeing Moko Kauae drawn onto non-Māori.
Rangatahi between two worlds: Living in Australia, carrying dual whakapapa while being torn between being ashamed to be Māori, feeling safer pākehā spaces, and merging the two. A wake-up call, the importance of hauroa, doing the inner mahi, and being asked "Would you get your Moko Kauae"
Raw & Real; In this episode, we korero about intentions when receiving Moko Kauae, living abroad, listening to Wairua when seeking kaitā, how wearing our whakapapa in a visual sense could affect mahi and doing the mahi for our Mokopuna to get the treats.
Nau mai haere mai, Ko Cloey tēnei.
Stories are medicine, join kaiwhakaahua and curator of "Who am I to wear Moko Kauae", Putaanga as we continue to create space for storytelling. This episode gives an insight into the kaupapa, the journey and why it is important to share these spaces.