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Kanaka Worldview
MODULE 2
Watch the videos below, then complete the module quiz.
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VIDEO 2.1
Leʻa: Kanaka Joy,
Western Suppression
Articulating Kanaka understandings of the functions of sex and contrasting with a Western worldview.
VIDEO 2.2
Leʻa: Colonizing Bodies,
Colonizing Sex
Examining the ways colonization and introduced diseases impacted Kānaka Maoli and advanced the process of colonization.
VIDEO 2.3
Aikāne: Cherished Companionships
Exploring the custom of aikāne in terms of companionship and societal functions, and examining the impact of colonization on the perception of same-sex relationships
VIDEO 2.4
Māhū: Beyond Gender
Exploring the concept of māhū beyond Western understandings of gender, with grounding in kūlana and kuleana.
VIDEO 2.5
Māhū: History + Colonization
Identifying māhū in Hawaiian history and the present, and examining the ways colonization impacted the status of māhū.
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