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Te Kōparapara: An introduction to the Māori world
Ka rite te kopara e ko nei i te ata
It is like a bellbird singing at dawn.
Like the clear morning song of te koparapara, the bellbird, this book aims to allow the Maori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Maori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective.
In twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Maori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like powhiri and tangihanga), Maori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Maori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Maori society today (including twenty-first century issues like education, health, political economy and identity). Each chapter provides a descriptive narrative covering the major themes, written in accessible formal English, including appropriate references to te reo Maori and to the wider Pacific. Chapters are illustrated with a mixture of images, maps and diagrams as well as relevant songs and sayings.
Te Koparapara is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the past, present and future of the Maori world for students and general readers.
It is like a bellbird singing at dawn.
Like the clear morning song of te koparapara, the bellbird, this book aims to allow the Maori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Maori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective.
In twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Maori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like powhiri and tangihanga), Maori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Maori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Maori society today (including twenty-first century issues like education, health, political economy and identity). Each chapter provides a descriptive narrative covering the major themes, written in accessible formal English, including appropriate references to te reo Maori and to the wider Pacific. Chapters are illustrated with a mixture of images, maps and diagrams as well as relevant songs and sayings.
Te Koparapara is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the past, present and future of the Maori world for students and general readers.
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474 pages, Paperback
Published May 10, 2018
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July 17, 2023
As a teacher in New Zealand you are continuously prompted and nagged into learning Te Reo Māori Tikanga Māori and about Te Ao Māori. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Education is all talk and no action. They want these things but do not provide much (any) time for teachers to learn this. So it becomes something that you do in your own time.
In late 2022 I managed to secure a spot for an online course called Papa Reo - NZ Certificate in Te Reo, offered by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. It's a year-long commitment and looks like it will be quite a bit of work. But, I am really pleased to be making a good start on my language learning journey. As part of that I felt the need to learn more about Te Ao Māori and Tikanga Māori. I often browse for books on these topics and I found this one, which was quite the tome and covered many topics.
I got it out from the library and read it on my Kobo while doing the Hollyford-Pyke packrafting trip over New Years, which was really great. I found that it covered a really wide number of topics so was good to get insight into many areas. I do think that I will pick up a paper copy at some point so that I can reference it more easily.
I strongly recommend it!
In late 2022 I managed to secure a spot for an online course called Papa Reo - NZ Certificate in Te Reo, offered by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. It's a year-long commitment and looks like it will be quite a bit of work. But, I am really pleased to be making a good start on my language learning journey. As part of that I felt the need to learn more about Te Ao Māori and Tikanga Māori. I often browse for books on these topics and I found this one, which was quite the tome and covered many topics.
I got it out from the library and read it on my Kobo while doing the Hollyford-Pyke packrafting trip over New Years, which was really great. I found that it covered a really wide number of topics so was good to get insight into many areas. I do think that I will pick up a paper copy at some point so that I can reference it more easily.
I strongly recommend it!
December 28, 2019
A perfectly adequate intro to a range of topics that I am reminded I read earlier this year
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