How to introduce yourself—the Māori way | Amelia Butler | TEDxDelthorneWomen

As a Māori cultural practitioner, Amelia Butler introduces us to her Pepeha. And then takes us on an exquisite journey to her homeland, to experience what it would be like to connect with the world from a Te Ao Māori perspective. Amelia Butler is an indigenous Māori woman, cultural practitioner and Māori cultural consultant from Aotearoa, New Zealand. She is the founder and director of Learn Māori Abroad, a global organization that shares Māori language, culture and performance online and in-person. Amelia attended Kōhanga Reo (Māori language preschool) at a young age and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand.

She went on to study te reo Māori (Māori language) by correspondence in high school and majored in Māori language, culture and performance in her Bachelor of Arts degree and Māori Land Law in her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Auckland. Amelia moved to Turtle Island (US) in 2009 and has shared Māori language & culture with various groups and organizations in the US including UCLA, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, Pacific Island Ethnic Arts Museum, Warner Bros Studios, Sony, Tourism New Zealand, Penguin Random House, Atlas Obscura and Intel. Amelia's tribal affiliation are Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Awa. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx