A Carved Cloak for Tahu : a History of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti.
Starting with the building of Te Poho o Potiki, the central wharenui at Iwitea of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti, a hapu of Ngati Kahungunu, A Carved Cloak for Tahu explores its taonga, the iwi and hapu identities represented in its waiata, stories and carvings, its colonial history including experience with...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English Maori |
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New York :
Auckland University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Starting with the building of Te Poho o Potiki, the central wharenui at Iwitea of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti, a hapu of Ngati Kahungunu, A Carved Cloak for Tahu explores its taonga, the iwi and hapu identities represented in its waiata, stories and carvings, its colonial history including experience with the Native Land Court and the religions to which the people have adhered, particularly Te Kohititanga Marama. Whaanga also investigates issues of cultural identity and contemporary pressures, giving an overview of the industries in which hapu labour has worked (flax mills, farming, freezing wor. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (542 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1869406370 9781869406370 |