Māori · C1 · Unit 8
History and memory
Te hītori me te maumahara
By the end you can
- Discuss how a historical event shaped a country
- Compare different readings of history
- Understand a text about history
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| hītori | history | He nui te hītori o tēnei tāone. |
| kōrero tuku iho | history handed down, oral tradition | Ka tiakina e te iwi ngā kōrero tuku iho. |
| tūpuna | ancestors (tupuna or tipuna: one ancestor) | Ka mahara tātou ki ō tātou tūpuna. |
| Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa | the New Zealand Wars | Me ako ngā tamariki i Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa. |
| raupatu | land confiscation | I raupatuhia ngā whenua o Waikato. |
| whakapakoko | a statue | Kei te tautohe te tāone mō te whakapakoko. |
| me tango rānei | should it be removed? | Me tango rānei te whakapakoko? |
| maumahara | remember, commemorate | Ka maumahara tātou ki te hunga i mate. |
| kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua | walk backwards into the future (look to the past as you go forward) | Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua: ka ako tātou i ngā mahi o mua. |
| pānga | an effect, an impact | He nui te pānga o te raupatu ki te iwi. |
| kaituhi hītori | a historian | I kitea e te kaituhi hītori he reta tawhito. |
| tirohanga rerekē | a different perspective | He tirohanga rerekē tō te iwi mō aua kōrero. |
Then talk it through
A debate about whether a town should take down a statue. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.