Maintaining our Culture (Social Studies)

Do you think it is important to hold onto the language of our ancestors?

Yes, because, when you grow older you are going to teach your kids
about the history of your language and how to speak it, so the
language doesn’t die out. You can keep the language alive and
pass it down to your further generation. Another reason is so you
can talk to other people in your language and having to talk in your
culture to a big audiences.

Can you think of how we can hold onto our languages in NZ?

You can hold onto your language by going to a church that
only has your culture, (E.g Samoans going to a Samoan church),
participating in cultural activities, listing to your elders speaking
the language, and also going to a school that only speaks your
culture.

Changes In Glen Innes (Social Studies)

In glen Innes where tamati’s community  is, he is trying to help our home. The whanau around him are supporting him too with the things he is doing. It has been sad for Tamati because of the change, and lots of people leaving. Now there are different families that are new to the community. At Madeline Ave in GI, was begun in the 1990s. It’s all about, story-telling and working with organisations to create community engagement. Nowadays the river Tamati is currently working on is polluted and also said “There's no way you’d put a child”.

Tamati is trying to engage the residents to remember what the river is for. When tamati’s great grandma came here the volcanic soils were great for growing, and snapper could be caught in the fishing grounds. Tamati says “this is something special and we should treat it like a treasure. He really likes the pathways. Much has change here at Glen Innes bout there are still some old elements. The marsic brothers “Fish and chips shop” has been there for a long time Nicola Johns Pharmacy on Mayfair place, she really cares about people. The is old as well, John Pearce shoe care on Apirana Ave, Actually fixes shoes. We also got the best kebab shop of anywhere located and, Kebab 149, on line road.

Tamati and some others say “We have the privilege here of being involved with something that will be around for generations.

Community (Social Studies)

Today for social studies we did a topic on community. On this picture it shows, what I know about a community and also what a community needs. 

Te Reo Maori - Summary (Social Studies)

Back in the 1900s, most of the Te Reo Maori language was prohibited to
be taught in schools. People just couldn’t be bothered teaching the language.
It was slowly dying as years went by. The history behind this was that the
indigenous people who were the founder of the land were in fact the Maori
people. But most of us intend to forget this language and speak english.
But nowadays the attitude of the language has changed and now it is being
taught in schools, been made into songs, raps, and many other things.