Whakapapa defines human and non-human entities in a relationship. Mana and mauri gauge the entities' current vitality and status. Utu conceptualises the relationships between balances and imbalances.
Tauutuutu encourages reciprocal relationships between entities and ascending mauri-ora.
Why
Tauutuutu
As Māori, it is important for us to uphold the mana of the land and waters on which we depend – not only because they sustain us but because it is the right thing to do.
We know that by tending to our relations with reverence and care, they will, in turn, tend to us, providing the sustenance needed to support our whānau and communities. This reciprocal relationship, where enhancing the mana of te taiao leads to enhancing our own mana, is known as tauutuutu.
In today’s complex world, we need detailed environmental intelligence to know whether our ways of relating to and managing our land and waters are mana-enhancing. While Māori have many ways of gauging the health of te taiao based on our long-standing relationships with Place, we have also been open to incorporating new approaches that align with our values.
Many new, affordable technologies have emerged that can support Māori by generating environmental intelligence. Centered on mātauranga Māori, the Kaitiaki Intelligence Platforms project has designed an Environmental Sensing Network utilising that technology to deliver this knowledge.
KIP Report: An automated sensor network design for meeting the environmental intelligence needs of Māori Agribusiness Collectives and Iwi
Figure 1: Whakapapa structure underpinning the Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform design