C: Demonstrate a critical understanding of how indigenous knowledge (IK) and cultural responsiveness (CR) inform your practice and research topic
Part Three: Local and Indigenous Knowledge refers to the understanding or māramatanga, skills or matatau and philosophies, rapunga whakaaro. These types of knowledge are developed by a society who have a long history of interacting with their environments. These interactions have enabled them to take this learning and base social decisions, environmental decisions and technological developments. In Te Ao Māori we see this in a complex language with poetic rhythm and complexities of grammatical expression. We also can see it in the creationist stories. Most Māori creationist stories move from Te Kore (nothingness) to something, and from Te Pō (darkness) to Te Ao (light). Māori also have a complex and well developed system of environmental protection and see themselves as kaitiaki, which have a variety of meanings that stem from trustee to caregiver or steward. Māori have a distinct cultural identity that is easily recognised across the globe. As the traditiona...