10 Problems with Māori Philosophy

What is Māori Philosophy? Well, it’s more than mythology & it’s not like Western Philosophy. This introduction covers ten key problems with Māori Philosophy. It's the first video in a 4-part series Uncovering Māori Philosophy created by Dr Kiri Prentice (consultant Psychiatrist, Ngāti Awa, Ngai Tūhoe). Filmed during the Level 4 lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

1. Tekau ngā raruraru (ten problems) with Māori Philosophy
2. Tika or Teka (true or false) - Misconceptions
3. Comparing Apples & Tutu Berries – Incommensurability
4. Ngā Huanga (benefits) – why bother?

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
00:39 Welcome to Māori Minds
02:53 4 part series Uncovering Māori Philosophy
03:51 Ngā Kete Mātauranga
05:39 10 Problems with Māori Philosophy
05:42 #1 Unfamiliar
06:56 #2 Vague Definition
12:04 #3 Is it Māori?
14:01 #4 No 'Great' Māori Philosophy Texts
15:47 #5 No Māori Spiritual Texts
16:04 #6 No Famous Ancient Māori Philosophers
18:26 #7 Restricted Access
19:41 #8 It's Confusing
21:00 #9 No Consensus
21:51 #10 Too Many Distractions

STOCK FOOTAGE/IMAGES
Story Blocks, Pexels, Pixabay, Pond 5

MUSIC BY ARTLIST
Brand New Day by Hans Johnson
K.I.T.T vs. K.A.R.R by Ian Post
Kuritza by Onyx
Taurus by Jonny

MIHIMIHI (ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)
When it comes to my musings about Māori Philosophy I drew inspiration from wānanga with many many people so, thank you to the kaumatua, kuia, tōhunga, whānau, friends and colleagues who have shared their knowledge & wisdom.

REFERENCES & INSPIRING RESOURCES
1. BEST, E. (1973). Tuhoe: the Children of the Mist, etc. Wellington, etc: published for the Polynesian Society by A.H. & A.W. Reed.
2. Binney, J. (2004, October). The Heritage of Isaiah: Thomas Kendall and Maori Religion. (Daley, C. & Montgomerie, D. Ed.) The New Zealand Journal of History, 38(2), 127 – 153.
3. Hoskins, T. K., & In Jones, A. (2017). Critical conversations in Kaupapa Māori.
4. Mead, Sidney M. (2003). Tikanga Māori : Living by Māori values. Wellington, New Zealand : Huia
5. Metge, Joan. (2015). Tauira : Māori methods of learning and teaching. Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press
6. Salmond, A. (2004). Hui : a study of Māori ceremonial gatherings. ([2004 ed.].). Reed.
7. Smith, L.T., 1950-. (1999). Decolonizing methodologies : research and indigenous peoples. London ; New York : Dunedin : New York :Zed Books ; University of Otago Press.
8. Stewart, G. T. (2021). Māori Philosophy: Indigenous Thinking From Aotearoa. London: Bloomsbury Academic.