Section outline

  • Tōku Whakapapa

    Learning outcomes:

    Students will be able to:

    • draw a whakapapa chart accurately

    • extract information from a whakapapa chart 


    Whakapapa is our family history or genealogy. It’s knowing who we are and where we’re from. It provides us with identity and history, and connects us with our tūpuna with our tūpuna, whānau, whenua, iwi and marae. 

    Whakapapa was traditionally passed down through kōrero and waiata, as well as shared through carvings and karakia. Our whakapapa takes us back to the creation of the world.

    Drawing Whakapapa Charts

    Whakapapa - Family Tree

    Do the exercises on your google 8 Māori google document