Kaitiakitanga

6. Kensuke shows this by spending many days observing the island.
7. When humans protect nature, nature helps humans. This is a two-way relationship, where nature ______ humans.
10. This Māori word means 'guardianship' of the natural world.
12. This is the act of protecting and caring for something.
15. These people are a threat to the island because they want to harm the animals. Kensuke and Michael work together to protect the gibbons from them.
16. Kensuke understands and honors nature's natural cycles and ______.
18. Kensuke starts to share his duty after he develops a bond and ______ with Michael.
19. Kensuke's first strict rule for Michael was "No ______".
20. A person who is responsible for caring for someone or something.

1. Kensuke has a duty to care for the island for all the people who will live there in the ______.
2. A key part of Kaitiakitanga is showing this for nature's physical and spiritual value.
3. Kaitiakitanga teaches us that humans are a part of this, not separate from it.
4. By helping Kensuke protect the gibbons, Michael shows he has learned about shared ______.
5. Kensuke and Michael work together to protect the island. This shows their shared ______.
8. Kensuke treats the island as a living thing, or a living ______.
9. The name of the boy in the story who learns about Kaitiakitanga.
11. Kensuke's primary concern is to protect the family of these animals.
13. The goal of Kaitiakitanga is to have ______ between what humans need and what nature needs.
14. Kensuke's simple life on the island leaves almost no mark, or ______.
17. This is a word for using resources wisely so they last a long time.