Ko Whetumatarau te maunga.
Ko Awatere te awa.
Ko Ngati Porou te iwi.
Ko te whanau a Te Aotaihi, te whanau a Hinerupe, te whanau a Tuwhakairiora hoki, oku hapu.
Ko Awatere te marae.
Ko Horouta te waka.
Ko Horoera te moana.
Ko Tangikaroro te ngahere.
Ko Uetaha te tangata rongonui.
Ko Reverend Matauru Wanoa raua ko Ripeka Cosgrove oku matua tipuna.
Ko Ben Wanoa raua ko Ngarangi-Kamaea Kaika oku kaumatua.
Ko Wi raua ko Valerie Wanoa oku matua.
Ko Heemi raua ko Wiremu oku tungane.
Ko Jesamine Wanoa tenei.
Ko Tua Lemafa taku hoa rangatira.
Ko Valentine raua ko Valerie aku tamahine.
Share how you celebrated
Share what you did for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023. This will go on to become a showcase of how we celebrate te reo as a nation.
Jesamine Wanoa
I'm studying full-time at MIT in the Horticulture department. This is their last year of operation. I want to return home to live eventually in Te Araroa, to strengthen our iwi with what I've learned. While I'm still in Tamaki Makaurau, I want a teacher-aide role in a pro Reo Maori mainstream school, so I can help Maori / Tauiwi / Pakeha kids here understand the Maori perspective on te tiriti, te ngahere, te moana, te whenua, te reo Maori. Once I'm more confident in Te Reo Maori, then I hope to return home to support the teaching of these kaupapa, firstly from my marae base at Awatere Marae, with a vision to including other Marae in neighbouring rohenga. The end goal is to involve our own local Kohanga Reo / Kura Kaupapa / Wananga, so that we can grow our own taxonomists, biologists, horticulturalists, agriculturalists, etc.
Individual profile pages show some of the contributions you make to the Māori language movement. You can make your own profile page and share your Māori language journey.
Jesamine has taken part in:
#MyMihi - Waitangi day 2021
MLM 2021
#MyMihi - Waitangi day 2021
MLM 2021
