Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Nga purakau o nga waka : journeys of purpose
Other Name
Mauri ora (Series)
Journeys of purpose. (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Kina Film Productions
Place
Date
2005?
Physical Description
81 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 30 cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
The Ancient Migrations. Navigational skills. Karakia. Karakia: ocean calming. Karakia: trouble at sea. Karakia: bailing. Karakia: towards the end of a journey. Stars. Waka and star guides. Proverbs of the stars. Ocean swells, currents and colours
Maori Migration: Maori Perspectives. Te he ki Awarua. Nga waka. Kupe. Kupe and Kuramarotini. Kupe the navigator. Toi and Whatonga. The Aratawhao Waka
Waka Migration Stories. Tainui Waka (Choosing a tree ; Felling the tree ; Building the waka ; Launching the waka ; Landing in Aotearoa). Te Waka Tapu a Takitimu (Choosing a tree ; Felling the tree ; Launching the waka ; Voyage to Aotearoa). Aotea Waka.Te Arawa Waka. Kurahaupo Waka. Mataatua Waka. Ngatokimatawhaorua Waka. Tokomaru Waka. Waka Hourua. Nga Wahanga o te Waka (Parts of the canoe)
Maori Migration: Pakeha Perspectives. Explorer Captain James Cook. Early information gatherers. John White. Percy Smith. Elsdon Best. The Polynesian Society. John Rutherford Blair. The Polynesian journal. The Great Migration Theory. Scientific research studies and findings. Radiocarbon dating. Hawaiki . Return voyages and stopovers. Study of plant origins. Anthropology theories. The study of peoples and culture. Origins of Maori people. Maori origin: schools of thought. Samples of migration theories and theorists
Maori and Pakeha Perspectives of Maori Historical and Migration Origins. Pakeha accounts of Maori migration: impact on Maori society and culture. Impact on Maori society and culture. Adoption of theories. Naming of names. Revisiting whakapapa.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (page 80-81).
Collection Type
Reading Room
Pamphlet Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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