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Awatea Waimārie Moxon (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāi Tahu), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University My research explores the relationship between wellbeing and whakapapa knowledge (Māori history, genealogy and creation stories). My PhD extends my previous research, which became the first to empirically illustrate the correlation between whakapapa…
View projectKia Whanake Me He Rākau: The Power of Māori Whakapapa Knowledge to Promote Wellbeing
Awatea Waimārie Moxon (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāi Tahu), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University
My research explores the relationship between wellbeing and whakapapa knowledge (Māori history, genealogy and creation stories).
My PhD extends my previous research, which became the first to empirically illustrate the correlation between whakapapa knowledge and mental wellbeing over time (8 years). The present research employs a mixed-methods approach to further elucidate how and to what extent whakapapa knowledge contributes to wellbeing.
