Whakapapa

Whakapapa (Māori pronunciation: [ˈfakapapa], ['ɸa-]), or genealogy, is a fundamental principle in Māori culture. Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's Māori identity, places oneself in a wider context, and links oneself to land and tribal groupings and the mana of those.

This article is about the Māori term for genealogy. For the ski field, see Whakapapa skifield.

Experts in whakapapa can trace and recite a lineage not only through the many generations in a linear sense, but also between such generations in a lateral sense.

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