Whakapapa of Restoration

From what was taken to what can be restored.

Whakapapa of Colonisation names the wound. Whakapapa of Restoration walks the way home.

Grounded in Ruku I’Anson’s lived experience and the Whakapapa of Colonisation series, this book moves past naming harm into the work of return: reconnecting with whenua, wai, body and whakapapa, and closing the circle that colonisation broke open.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Healing through wai Māori: restoring our relationship with water, body and puku

• Taku Puku ki tōku Kāinga: the body as the way home

• The Closed Circle: completing the cycle, so what was passed down in pain can be passed on in wholeness

Because you can only give what you were given, restoration begins with what you choose to pass on.

Digital download (PDF).