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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Upstart Press Book published by Upstart Press Ltd, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 194 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Māoritanga Hāwera LibraryPlus Nonfiction Māoritanga 305.899 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2239660
Māoritanga Manaia LibraryPlus Nonfiction Māoritanga 305.899 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 09/05/2024 I2239659
Nonfiction Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Nonfiction Nonfiction 305.899 OPA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 20/05/2024 A00903353
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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.

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