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Cultural context remains in descriptions. Titles now uniformly use the practice name without prefixing the culture, country, religion, or people. e.g. 'Quaker Meeting for Worship' -> 'Meeting for Worship', 'Moroccan Jmaa Village Assembly' -> 'Jmaa Village Assembly', 'Aboriginal Yarning Circle' -> 'Yarning Circle'. 43 titles updated across the seed library.
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id: maori-powhiri
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title: Powhiri Welcoming Ceremony
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description: >-
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A Maori welcoming ceremony that establishes connection and the rights of
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visitors and hosts. Originating in Aotearoa New Zealand Maori tradition,
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the powhiri follows a fixed sequence of encounters.
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source: Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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source_url: https://teara.govt.nz/en/powhiri
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tags: [maori, ceremony, welcome, indigenous]
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forked_from: null
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image: null
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steps:
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- headline: Karanga (the call)
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description: >-
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A woman from the host group performs a call of welcome; a woman from the
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visiting group responds. This acknowledges the living and the dead.
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- headline: Whaikorero (formal speeches)
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description: >-
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Speakers from each side deliver formal orations in turn, beginning with
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the hosts. Each speech is followed by a waiata (song) from that side.
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- headline: Koha (gift)
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description: >-
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The visitors present a koha — a gift or contribution — placed on the
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marae, representing reciprocity and gratitude.
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- headline: Hongi (greeting)
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description: >-
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Hosts and visitors press noses and foreheads in the hongi, symbolising
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the sharing of breath and the joining of the two groups.
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outcome: >-
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Strangers become guests; the relationship between the two groups is
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formally established and acknowledged.
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practice: >-
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Protocols vary by iwi (tribe) and marae — follow the local kawa. Visitors
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should arrange guidance from a local kaikaranga or kaikorero before
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attending. |