Wānanga lead by Patrick Thompson and Karen Mahunga to a group of Māori Deaf and hearing participants. The wānanga included linguistics, NZSL, skit and games evening, as well as a workshop on “community and culture”. This clip was edited from original 4.5 hours of footage.
Māori Deaf Wānanga
2001 •
- Turi Māori
Wānanga held in 2001, involving both Deaf and hearing Māori, focusing on NZSL skills, learning about community and culture as well as socialising and having fun.
Taonga source:
Rūaumoko Komiti
Original format:
VHS
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, RUA01-01-MD01
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Note:
This item has been compressed and/or edited.
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