[DOWNLOAD] "Understanding Student Learning in Environmental Education in Aotearoa New Zealand (Report)" by Australian Journal of Environmental Education ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Understanding Student Learning in Environmental Education in Aotearoa New Zealand (Report)
- Author : Australian Journal of Environmental Education
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
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In the beginning, there was a union between Papatuanuku (the earth mother) and Ranginui (the sky father). They had many children while remaining in an embrace that left the world in darkness. Their children grew frustrated in the dark and conspired to separate the earth and the sky to let light into the world. These children were gods of the sea, the forests, food and wind in this new world, and they in turn had children who became all the life forms such as birds and fish, and all natural phenomena such as wind and water. (Te Ara, 2011) This creation story told by Maori traces all life back to the earth and establishes the interconnections between all living things and their environment. Maori are thought to have settled in Aotearoa New Zealand around 800-1000 years ago (King, 2003), and are considered the indigenous people of the country. Through this indigeneity, Maori claim a spiritual connection to the land and a sense of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) that pervades their language, their culture, their being (Durie, 2010).