Tangata whenua : a history / Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney & Aroha Harris.
"The story begins with the migration of ancestral peoples out of South China, some 5,000 years ago. Moving through the Pacific, these early voyagers arrived in Aotearoa early in the second millennium AD, establishing themselves as tangata whenua in the place that would become New Zealand. By th...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington, New Zealand :
Bridget Williams Books,
2015.
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| Online Access: | The Treaty of Waitangi Collection The New Zealand History Collection |
| Summary: | "The story begins with the migration of ancestral peoples out of South China, some 5,000 years ago. Moving through the Pacific, these early voyagers arrived in Aotearoa early in the second millennium AD, establishing themselves as tangata whenua in the place that would become New Zealand. By the nineteenth century, another wave of settlers brought new technology, ideas and trading opportunities - and a struggle for control of the land. Survival and resilience shape the history as it extends into the twentieth century, through two world wars, the growth of an urban culture, rising protest, and Treaty settlements. Today, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Māori are drawing on both international connections and their ancestral place in Aotearoa"--Publisher's website. The first third of the book explores the Orthodox theory of Māori origins and settlement in Aotearoa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (536 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |