Indigenous parenting is intrinsic to cultural self-determination. It is the conduit through which cultural knowledge and worldview is shaped and translated. It advances and thus honours the genealogical and spiritual relationship between Indigenous people and land. Despite numerous investigations into the role Western parenting practices play in promoting positive outcomes for their children, little research has focused on Indigenous parenting practices (Edwards & Ratima, 2014). Moreover, the roles of Māori/Indigenous fathers are seldom considered and if they are, it is predominantly within a deficit discourse focused on the failings of Indigenous men. This colonial disregard of Māori/Indigenous fathers is overturned in this article by acknowledging the work Māori fathers, and by extension all Indigenous fathers, do in building healthy Indigenous futures. This article addresses Indigenous fatherhood as an important field of study that is yet to be given the recognition it deserves. The generative approach taken up by this Indigenous researcher provides a Māori lens on the current literature on Indigenous fatherhood alongside an autoethnographic exploration of my experiences growing up in South Auckland with a Māori Father.