Tikanga : an introduction to te ao Māori / Keri Opai ; photography by Tania Niwa.

By:

Opai, Keri [author,, translator.]

Contributor(s):

Niwa, Tania [photographer. ]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781990003172
1990003176

Subject(s): DDC classification:

305.899442 23

Contents:

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.

Summary: "Provides a unique explanation of the Māori world for Pākehā and Māori wishing to learn more about customary practices, values and protocols."Summary: 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.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Non Fiction	Hāwera LibraryPlus Non Fiction	Non Fiction	305.899 OPA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	20/04/2023	A00903353

Total holds: 0

"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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.