Te Kotahitanga o te whakaaro nui, ō ngā iwi whānui. Tēnā koutou mō tēnei moemoeā. Healing Our Spirit Worldwide - the 7th Gathering is being hosted by Te Rau Matatini on the 15 - 19 November 2015 and held at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. Healing Our Spirit Worldwide - the 7th Gathering is an international indigenous leadership event that will provide the forum to:
Share initiatives, programmes and solutions
Connect and learn from other each other as indigenous people. Share strengths, hope and wisdom
Celebrate and express cultural practices, keeping alive the cultural and spiritual
foundation of indigenous people. The overarching theme for the Seventh Gathering is Mauri Ora. Mauri Ora means life force, a positive state of being, a continuous energy flow, life, good health and vitality. Mauri Ora is about the health and wellbeing of indigenous communities flourishing in positive directions. Within this overarching theme there is a key stream for each day of the Gathering. Indigenous Leadership
Indigenous leadership is about leading our people toward a positive future, toward positive outcomes. It is about working to our strengths as we move toward Mauri ora. Indigenous Solutions
Indigenous solutions are likely to take a unique approach to resolve issues impacting our peoples. Indigenous solutions might not be simply about treatment and healing but also about prevention and protective factors, or about innovative ways of moving toward healthy flourishing futures. Indigenous Potential
Indigenous potential is about how best to identify and realise the potential of indigenous approaches and innovative models of self-care, whānau and family care, and community care that sparks movement toward Mauri Ora. Indigenous Futures
Indigenous futures looks at the futures we all want to see for our people. There may be pathways in place toward these futures, we may be identifying or just setting out on the path, we may already have the solutions, see the potential and be leading indigenous peoples toward Mauri Ora. These four streams are strengths-based and forward focused in their approach. The Seventh Gathering is about building the capacity of indigenous leaders, highlighting and celebrating indigenous solutions, and realising indigenous potential for healthy flourishing futures. The Pōwhiri (official welcome) will be held at Tūrangawaewae Marae, Ngāruawāhia, at 10:00am am on 15 November, will be followed by The Gathering.
