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.
| Donated by | Rūaumoko Komiti |
| Original format | VHS |
| Reference number | RUA01-01-MD01 |
2004
Raw footage of an interview with solo mother Joanne Klaver, attempting to connect with a Māori culture she was denied growing up, and one of her two sons, Charles, who is also Deaf.
2004
Raw footage of an interview with Patrick Thompson attempting to connect with a Māori culture he was denied growing up. Patrick provides a voice for Māori Deaf, to grow understanding about the challenges they face, and to promote the importance of NZSL.
1991
A karakia, the Lord’s Prayer, is given by two Deaf children using NZSL for the ‘Marae’ television series. This clip also contains Māori captions of the te reo Māori lyrics.
1996
John Rua participates in an annual taiaha course and as a participant, he leads a pōwhiri, welcoming the visitors. ‘Te Karere’ visits the course to film John and find out more from his course instructors.
2001
