{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60a20bb9375fa65bad353969/612fd3567f169200194a3c0f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tipene Harmer - tūpuna (ancestor) driven (#13)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60a20bb9375fa65bad353969/1630709530186-f2e5a8d2c747d43d016f809b50b557a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em>“</em></strong>You’re either growing or you’re shrinking.&nbsp;We’re like plants, none of us stays the same. We’re living things. We’re either going this way to higher things or back this way, to death.<strong><em>” </em></strong><em>— Tipene Harmer</em></p><p><br></p><p>Tipene Harmer is a rapper, a kaiako (teacher) of mātauranga Māori, and an all-around awesome dude.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Patreon whānau exclusive: my favourite tāonta from this kōrero was around decision making. I wrote about how I've been working on mine </em></strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/55738720\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>here</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>We spend the first chunk of the interview talking/geeking-out about Aotearoa hip-hop and the connection to te ao Māori and American culture, then we move onto our standard (delicious) fare of kai, how he got to the position of living a life he loves, what could have stopped him, his new album Heritage Trail, and a whole lot more.</p><p><br></p><p>As well as the above, here are a few of the taonga (treasures) Tipene shares:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The best advice he got from Scribe.</li><li>The purpose and motivation behind his latest album.&nbsp;</li><li>The motivation behind his first mixtape and forays into rap.</li><li>Getting out of our own way.</li><li>The power of decision making and the influences on those decisions.&nbsp;</li><li>The hard way, and the hard way and how&nbsp;</li><li>The strength we get from connection.</li><li>The power of music and kotahitanga (bringing together).&nbsp;</li><li>What he’s learned from the rangatahi he works with as a teacher.</li><li>His song-writing process and how he used his song Turangawaewae to teach tīkanga marae to his students.</li><li>How rap encouraged him to read.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Hit <em>subscribe</em> in your podcast app if you want to hear more.</p><p><strong>Enjoyed the episode? Help us record more</strong>: If you want to help us share these conversations for positive change, please help by donating here: <a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/paperbackguerrillas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/paperbackguerrillas</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources and mentions</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_Native#:~:text=Dam%20Native%20focuses%20on%20M%C4%81ori%20issues%20and%20other,Aotearoa...%20Nobody%20Does%20It%20Better%22%20released%20in%202010.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dam Native</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Takitimu-J-H-Mitchell/dp/1877514721\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Takitimu book</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Question:</strong> what was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Comment below and let us know!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/paperbackguerrillas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/paperbackguerrillas)</p>","author_name":"Paperback Guerrilla Whānau"}