In this episode, hear from Awhina Murupaenga, founder of Coralus Venture Whatu Creative. Awhina joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Awhina’s focus on sharing Maori storytelling and visual languages through traditional art, and her upbringing as part of the Kōhanga Reo movement of Māori immersion education style.
They also discuss:
- Starting Whatu Creative in response to the needs of her people in the far north during COVID
- The excitement of her initial launch, selling out 200 craft kits within an hour
- An origin story involving Maori gods and the weaving technique Tukutuku
- How Whatu Creative aims to bring back lost symbolism and storytelling through traditional patterns
- Acknowledging the responsibility to pass on traditional knowledge
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