Tikanga : an introduction to te ao Māori /
Opai, Keri,
Tikanga : an introduction to te ao Māori / Keri Opai ; photography by Tania Niwa. - 194 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Preface: Te ao Māori -- the Māori universe -- 1 Te reo and respect -- 2 Hei tāhuhu kōrero -- fundamental understandings -- 3 Pōwhiri / whakatau -- welcome processes -- 4 Whaikōrero -- Māori oratory -- 5 Pepeha -- introductions -- 6 Tangihanga -- the Māori funeral -- 7 Tikanga -- doing things differently -- 8 Tōnua tūturutanga -- restoring te ao Māori -- 9 He pātai, he whakaminamina -- questions and lighter moments -- He whakakapinga -- to conclude -- Mōku ake -- about the author.
"Provides a unique explanation of the Māori world for Pākehā and Māori wishing to learn more about customary practices, values and protocols." The book we've all been needing for decades - a unique explanation of the Maori world for Pakeha, and for Maori people wishing to learn more about tikanga. With simple lucidity and great expertise, Keri Opai shares the spirit and meaning of what it is to be Maori in the 21st century, dispelling myths and misconceptions and providing a solid introduction to the Maori way of life.
In English and some Māori.
9781990003172 1990003176
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Tikanga
Māoritanga
Pōwhiri
Whaikōrero
Pepeha
Tangihanga
Reo Māori
Reorua
Hauora wairua
Ao wairua
Tikanga tuku iho
305.899442
Tikanga : an introduction to te ao Māori / Keri Opai ; photography by Tania Niwa. - 194 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Preface: Te ao Māori -- the Māori universe -- 1 Te reo and respect -- 2 Hei tāhuhu kōrero -- fundamental understandings -- 3 Pōwhiri / whakatau -- welcome processes -- 4 Whaikōrero -- Māori oratory -- 5 Pepeha -- introductions -- 6 Tangihanga -- the Māori funeral -- 7 Tikanga -- doing things differently -- 8 Tōnua tūturutanga -- restoring te ao Māori -- 9 He pātai, he whakaminamina -- questions and lighter moments -- He whakakapinga -- to conclude -- Mōku ake -- about the author.
"Provides a unique explanation of the Māori world for Pākehā and Māori wishing to learn more about customary practices, values and protocols." The book we've all been needing for decades - a unique explanation of the Maori world for Pakeha, and for Maori people wishing to learn more about tikanga. With simple lucidity and great expertise, Keri Opai shares the spirit and meaning of what it is to be Maori in the 21st century, dispelling myths and misconceptions and providing a solid introduction to the Maori way of life.
In English and some Māori.
9781990003172 1990003176
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Tikanga
Māoritanga
Pōwhiri
Whaikōrero
Pepeha
Tangihanga
Reo Māori
Reorua
Hauora wairua
Ao wairua
Tikanga tuku iho
305.899442