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Nga pikituroa o Ngai Tahu : the oral traditions of Ngai Tahu

documentary heritage
  • Description

    The Ngai Tahu story is one of migration from the North Island of New Zealand to the north of the South Island, and the occupation of lands further south. The questions the author addresses are how, why and by whom the tribe's traditions were formed, and how they might be unravelled to understand Ngai Tahu's past.

    Edited version of the author's Ph.D. thesis, University of Canterbury, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-314) and index.

  • Place
    Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    GN672.8.K25 TAU (Library of Congress Call Number)

    31591 (Cat ID)

    39237 (DBTextworks system ID)

    23988 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Nga pikituroa o Ngai Tahu : the oral traditions of Ngai Tahu
  • Primary Maker

    Te Tau

  • Contributor/Publisher
    University of Otago Press
  • Place
    Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Date
    2003
  • Physical Description

    335 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    1877276278
  • Language
    English
    Te Reo Māori
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Kai Tahu (New Zealand people)--History

    Kai Tahu (New Zealand people)--Folklore

    Kai Tahu (New Zealand people)--Genealogy

    Oral tradition--New Zealand

    South Island (N.Z.)--History

  • Content
    Ch. 1. The oral traditions of Ngai Tahu; ch. 2. The meaning and purpose of whakapapa; ch. 3. Ngai Tahu creation myths and the ritual of tapu; ch. 4. The realms of myth and history. Migration of Ngai Tahu in Te Ika a Maui.
    ch. 5. The Ngai Tahu migration south; ch. 6. Ngai Tahu traditions compared with those of East Coast iwi - Migration of Ngai Tahu in Te Waipounamu; ch. 7. Three Ngai Tahu tribal manuscripts; ch. 8. The role and purpose of oral traditions Appendices: 1. The origins of Waitaha; 2. The tradition of Tu Ahuriri.
  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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