Our Pepeha is a customary way of introducing oneself within Māori culture through the land, ancestral lines and ngakau ~ heart to those who you meet and connect with. Beginning any wānanga in this manner serves a number of purposes for this practice.
As Māori it is one way we make connections with others, understand someone’s history and ancestry.
Sharing our pepeha & Whakapapa can bring up different emotions for each person, so there’s no right and wrong about you engage with yours.
Moreover, our Whakapapa is our lineage and it is not isolated to our human lineage, yet also includes our lineage and connection to the highest heavens.
This is the ancient ancestry we explore in this sacred wananga
My Pepeha is below, if you feel called – please share yours on the Facebook group
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Ko Takitimu , raua ko Kurahaupo ōku waka tapu
Ko Moumoukai ratou ko Ruahine, ko Tararua te maunga
Ko Nuhaka, ratou ko Mohaka, ko Manawatu ōku awa
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu, me ngā ko Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, ko Ngāti Pahauwera, ko Rangitāne, ko Ngāti Pākehā ōku iwi
Ko Raikaipaaka tōku hapū
E noho ana ahau aneianei i roto i Boorlo
No Aotearoa ahau
Ko Gabrielle Mary Rangihoea Walker tōku ingoa
Takitimu and Kurahaupo are my sacred waka
Moumoukai, Ruahine and Tararua are my mountains
Nuhaka, Mohaka and Manawatu are my rivers
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Pahauwera and Rangitāne are my tribes
I am Māori and Pākehā (non-Māori)
Raikaipaaka is my subtribe
I am from Aotearoa, New Zealand
I currently live in Perth
My Name is Gabrielle Mary Rangihoea Walker
