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Rongoā Māori, Indigenous Education, Community Health, Environmental Science David Hovell Rongoā Māori, Indigenous Education, Community Health, Environmental Science David Hovell

COMMUNITY PROJECT #412 - RONGOĀ GARDENS IN SCHOOLS

Mission Statement:

To re-entangle our tamariki with the healing power of the whenua by establishing traditional medicinal (Rongoā) gardens in every Northland school as living classrooms for biology and heritage.

The Needs Assessment:

The "Newtonian Error" has separated our children from the natural world, leading to a loss of "Original Participation." Many tamariki can identify global brands but cannot identify the plants in their own backyard that can heal them. This disconnection contributes to a reliance on expensive, extractive "Babylonian" health models for simple ailments.

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