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Napi Waaka

Napi Waaka is a Maori elder, cultural ambassador, musician and teacher. He has been actively involved in community building, language revitalization and preservation his whole life. Napi is known throughout Aotearoa New Zealand as a man who can bring people together through his leadership, music and humor.

Napi Waaka videos

Thoughts from an Elder

Napi Waaka, an elder and cultural ambassador of the Maori, explains how non-Maori agricultural and fishing practices are depleting the traditional reserves that the Maori have relied upon for centuries.

(9:02)

Teaching Our Young to Care

Napi Waaka, an elder and cultural ambassador of the Maori, tells us that it will take many years for the environment to be restored.

(1:38)

A Traditional Upbringing

Napi Waaka, an elder and cultural ambassador of the Maori, tells us some lessons he learned about oneness living traditionally in the forest as a young child.

(6:00)

And so land now is becoming not just an economic thing, but it's also an area where we can keep reminding our people, "There's history here. This is where your grandmother, your grandfather lived."