31 Oct Intergenerational Intimacies: Kai, waiata, and memory with Meri Haami

In our recently published paper ‘Intergenerational Intimacies: A whakapapa conceptualisation of kai,’ we speak to the ways that kai is intertwined with all that we do and all that we are as Māori. From karakia and waiata, to weaving, tāniko and kōwhaiwhai, kai is ever present. Alongside our Kaiārahi, Haylee Koroi, we continue our Intergenerational Intimacies webinar series, opening with an exploration of kai, waiata and memory alongside kaiwaiata, and kaupapa Māori researcher Dr Meri Haami. Together we explore how waiata support in the capturing, remembering and dissemination of knowledge intergenerationally. Though our relationships with kai have been disrupted through colonisation, we look at how waiata can offer important insights into the worlds of our tūpuna, their relationships with kai, with taiao, and with each other.

Read Dr Meri Haami’s thesis here.