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. 2019 Apr 11;7:70. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00070
Aotearoa New Zealand
Hapū Sub-tribal grouping
Hui Tribal meetings
Iwi Tribe
Kaitiakitanga Guardianship
Kawa Customary principles
Mana Power/authority
Manaakitanga To care for/to look after
Mātauranga Indigenous knowledge
Mauri Life essence
Ngā Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao Māori advisory body for Environmental Protection Authority
Papatūānuku Earth mother
Rongoa Maori Traditional medicine
Tākoha Gift
Tangata whenua People of the land
Taonga Precious
Tapu Sacred/restricted
Te Ao Māori Māori worldview
Te Herenga Network National Māori Network of Environmental Practitioners
Te Tira Whakamātaki Māori Biosecurity Network
Tika Right/correct
Tikanga Protocols
Wānanga Traditional learning spaces and activities
Whakapapa Genealogy
Whānau Family, includes extended family
Wairua Spirit