What a Hongi Means
Maori elder and healer Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri explains the formal Maori greeting ritual called Hongi, which reminds participants of their interconnectedness with one another and with the environment.
Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Peri, is a Maori elder who
has been involved in education, community development and language
revitalization for the past 40 years. We interviewed her at her home
just north of Tuai, a small town in the picturesque mountains of the
north island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Rose, as she likes to be called,
welcomes people from all over the world into her home to talk about
ancient Maori ways and the importance of learning to understand and
respect different peoples, cultures, traditions and the environment
around us.
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