Talking Ancestral Living and Sacred Landscapes | Matawhero Lloyd
Rune Soup
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Roofing Material - Monica
Monica was never traditionally used for roofing material because it's you need a lot of it to thatch it. What they used to use was called dropo, which is a swamp plant. And if you want waterproofing, get a plant that grows in watera. But all our opor that used to be around here, that grew in the swamps, hasv all gone because of the farmers so i don't have access to any of it. So at this stage it was used the monika and then grow theropor, and then eventually it begins to evolve back to the proper materials. My ancestors didn't have the luxury that i have of a four wheel drive
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