Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho, 9781869693787
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Fight for Maori language rebirth: inspiration, struggle, resurgence, triumph.

Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho

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  • Paperback

    430 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2011

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Summary

My Language, My Inspiration and Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho trace the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalise the Maori language.

The books outline the determined struggle to bring the Maori language back from the brink, provide interviews with two dozen people who were active in the fight for the Maori language and include photographs of key events and people.

The history explores the reasons for the decline of the language and charts its resurgence over the l…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781869693787
ISBN-10:1869693787
Author:Chris Winitana
Publisher:Huia Publishers
Imprint:Huia Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:430
Release Date:1 July 2011
Weight:660g
Dimensions:234mm x 152mm
About The Author

Chris Winitana

Chris Winitana (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tuhoe) is a Maori language and custom consultant, writer and journalist, a music and television producer (winner of Best Maori Language Television Programme, 2006) and a facilitator of advanced Maori theosophy and practitionership programmes. He has been actively involved in revitalisation of the Maori language, having taught at various levels and written many Maori language readers, radio play series, children’s programmes, and literacy resources and books.

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