Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I ngā wā o mua, i whakahōnoretia te īkura e ngā mātua tīpuna hei kauwaka o te whakapapa. Ahakoa ngā taumahatanga o te tāmitanga, e manawanui ana a Ngahuia Murphy ki te whakarauora i ngā mātauranga tapu mō tēnei mea te īkura.

In times of old, īkura (menstruation) was celebrated as a powerful medium of whakapapa. Despite the impacts of colonisation, Ngahuia Murphy is dedicating her life to reclaiming those sacred wisdoms.

Īkura
Ringatohu: Stevie Davis-Tana
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