Kia Ora!

Kia ora! This is the Tumblr of the Mana Māori Festival; our mission is to bring awareness of the Māori culture to Canada, through both traditional and contemporary outlets.

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Highlights from the opening and Day 1 of the first International Indigenous Festival - Mana Maori!

Thank you to everyone involved and all those that came out to support the festival!

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It’s almost here! The opening night of the festival is August 23rd, 2015. If you’re in Ottawa (or anywhere near that in Canada!), come to Pressed Café to listen to the talented Tawaroa Kawana and Sarah Hanita-Paki. There will also be an official opening by Grandmother Nancy, honouring the unceded Algonquin territory on which the festival is held.

Follow our FB event page for more info!

https://www.facebook.com/events/463677880480192/

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A few of last night's beading creations from start to finish #metisbeading #iif2015

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Some pictures from last night's beading workshop! Thank you to The Metis Nation of Ontario and to all those that came out!

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Smartphone app promotes First Nation languages

A native American language expert has developed a smartphone app to promote First Nation languages, following the success of a Māori language app.

To celebrate Māori Language Week, here's an article about how Māori language revitalization and education in New Zealand inspires projects closer to home!

"A native American language expert has developed a smartphone app to promote First Nation languages, following the success of a Māori language app."

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The Importance of Correctly Pronouncing Maori Words

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-SdrRxPOQ)

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They've flown all the way from Albuquerque, New Mexico, in search of language revitalisation schemes and relationship building between native cultures. The Native American Community Academy have held a long relationship between Māori since the early 2000's - today they've landed with a whole new fleet of students eager to learn and experience off Māori.

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Mass Blanket Exercise, Ottawa (one of the TRC 2015 events)

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As Truth and Reconciliation Commission ends, hard facts about residential schools remain chilling rabble.ca

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) will hold its closing events in Ottawa between May 31 and June 3, 2015. The TRC was established in 2008 as a part of the Indian Residential …

As Truth and Reconciliation Commission ends, hard facts about residential schools remain chilling

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In Ottawa, many gather this week to come together in reconciliation; to remember the Aboriginal children who died in Residential Schools and to remind the Canadian government of this attempt at cultural genocide.

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Paragliding over Queenstown, New Zealand

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Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand - sweeping beauty to get lost in > follow for more travel inspiration

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29 Polynesian Celebrities Who Are Taking Over Hollywood

Watch these Pacific Islanders run the show.

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Check out Prince Harry's haka lesson during his visit to Linton military camp near Palmerston North this afternoon. Watch the full video here:...

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(Father welcomes daughter home with Haka)This amazing video shows a father and whānau performing a haka to celebrate his daughter's return to Salt Lake after serving her Mormon mission in Boston.

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Check out some of the cool things you can get when donating to our Indiegogo campaign!

For $20 you can choose from one of the above beaded designs to become a pair of earrings! (also available in the $50, $250 and $1,000 options).

For $25 get our amazing t-shirt, which has our logo ‘educate and celebrate’ written in 9 Indigenous languages! (Breton, Cree (in syllabics), Upper Sorbian, Nahuatl, Mixtec, Hawaiian, Māori, Lakota, and Tagalog (in Baybayin script)). (also available in the $50, $250 and $1,000 options).

And introducing our first local artist whose work will be available for $100: Zainab Hussain’s “Sky Blue no.1″.

Check out the campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/international-indigenous-festival-mana-maori/x/1749071

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Students in kura kaupapa Māori and rumaki reo have created their own story books about road safety. View the published digital books here.

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FIRST OFFICIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT:

We are pleased to announce that Tawaroa Kawana (with special guest Sarah Hanita-Paki) will be headlining performances during our three day festival in August!