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Pepeha Selfie Stories

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Pepeha Selfie Stories

Students sharing their cultural stories

🏔️ Part 1: My Pepeha Elements

1. What is your maunga (mountain)?

Ko _________________ tōku maunga

2. What is your awa (river)?

Ko _________________ tōku awa

3. What is your iwi or cultural group?

Ko _________________ tōku iwi

4. What is your marae or special place of belonging?

Ko _________________ tōku marae

5. Complete your pepeha introduction:

Ko _________________ ahau (My name is _________________)

📸 Part 2: Planning Your Selfie Story

6. What three things about your identity do you want to show in your selfie? Choose from the options below:

My cultural background

My family/whānau

My special place

My talents or interests

My values or beliefs

My hopes for the future

7. Describe one prop, gesture, or background you could use in your selfie to represent your identity:
8. What is one story from your whānau or family that you're proud to share?

🤝 Part 3: Building Whanaungatanga

9. How do you think sharing personal stories helps build stronger relationships in our class?
10. After listening to a classmate's pepeha story, write one thing you learned about them:
11. Complete this reflection: "Knowing more about my classmates' backgrounds makes me feel..."

More connected to my class community

Curious to learn more about different cultures

Proud of the diversity in our class

All of the above

12. What is one way our class can continue building whanaungatanga (strong relationships) this term?

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