Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau | Dr Rangi Matamua and Living by the Stars & CORE Education

'Tariki' in my community is a word that means 'date'. Like a calendar date not the fruit. Hi Maori people I am Kenyan Bantu from the Agikuyu tribe and I think the Maori people and the Agikuyu are ancient kin. I've come to learn that my culture is like a padlock, and the Maori culture and language etc are the keys to unlocking it. You guys are the originals. Our culture(Agikuyu), whilst still maintaining a lot of its ancientness, has been processed over millennia. Surprisingly though, the Maori culture greatly helps explain the why's of many things in my culture. My name is Wairimu and over 10 years ago, I did a Google search of my name and by then, there was hardly any African based content on Google. So Google approximated my name as a Maori name. That was the first time I came across or even heard of the Maori people. I didn't dwell on that Google find but it did register at the back of my mind. So in 2020 during covid and out of nowhere I decided to search Maori language out of curiosity to see if we share words with similar meaning as a way to establish that maybe we're connected in one way or another. Boy oh boy! Google wasn't wrong all those years ago. Turns out we still share words with similar meaning. I've since come to learn that my language is an Austronesian-Polynesian-Bantu language. Maori and Maori culture are a very ancient btw. Don't let people convince you that the stories you carry were recently formed on the New Zealand island. Nah!

this beautiful story, presentation never gets old. Rangi, and all involved u changed my life. i cannot see the stars differently now than beings that care, warn, influence, speak to our lives

Such a great presentation with much needed information and relevant resource. Having just immigrated from the northern hemisphere it felt so weird to be celebrating all the regular holidays ( Christmas, Easter etc.) completely out of context to their seasonal context. Thank you making this info so accessible.

Friday 14 2023...very awesome watch Dr Rangi Matamua...Got up at 4.30am searched Matariki and came across this very descriptive teaching...Love your Mahi bro...Happy Matariki to all...

Kia ora Matua, for the first time in my life, I've come to know a bit more about Matariki, and that it makes sense how nature tells us when its ready to provide kai and not man dictating otherwise, I love how the luna calendar is customized depending on where we live, its no secret man has no power over nature anyway. Loved this korero, and shall start actively using that maramataka❤

Ngā mihi e te rangatira mō ōu kupu whakamāramatanga kia mātou.

Ngā mihi nui! awesome presentation matua, I thoughly enjoyed it, I'm new to this concept of time/ phases and I look forward to celebrating Matariki and my 30th on the same day 🌠

Kia Ora Rangi This is Beautiful thankyou i will teach my children...they are Tuhoe on their dads side

Wow this was awesome to listen to and get a real idea of what Matariki is all about. I am excited to keep on this journey of knowledge and understanding and to talk about it to my whanau and see it and try to get a real grip on the lunar cycle. Thank you for sharing this and explaining so well to us all.kia ora

This was an amazing learning that I am so happy that I spent the time to watch, we are celebrating our Matariki in Australia in the Pilbara with the Tangata Whenua o te Rohe me wahi te Yinhawangka People Very thankful for every bit of information and knowledge that was shared and I am really looking forward to celebrating Matariki and continuing to learn and acknowledge Living By The Stars ✨ ❤️

I now understand why we here in Te Arawa see the placements of the stars differently, Awesome presentation

My interest in matariki came from one of my youngest cousin from my mothers brother whom name is Matariki...

Awesome korero matua. Really educational. ❤

Very useful for an foreign ECE student like me. I'm preparing matariki celebration. Definitely have no idea where to start and this video helps a lot.

What a fantastic Korero - thank you so much Dr Rangi Matamua you are great to listen to and learn from.

Absolutely fascinating thank you for posting this lecture, it made me cry. I’m so glad we are finally celebrating (and learning about) Matariki and this beautiful Māori tradition.

Thoroughly enjoyed the korero and have learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

So much wisdom ❤

Wasting over and over. Awesome learning

Thank you Matua for sharing the wisdom of our ancestors. Nga mihi nui ki a koe.