$22.05
- Paperback
150 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2014
Summary
The dependence of Te Whanau-a-Apanui ancestors on the environment led them to closely study the changes and cycles in nature so they could ensure their survival in their tribal area. Knowledge of aspects such as the sea conditions and best planting and harvesting times at each day of the month were carefully observed and remembered and community activities were arranged according to the phases of the moon. This book records this traditional knowledge, handed down orally and through practical …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775501244 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775501248 |
| Author: | Wiremu Tawhai |
| Publisher: | Huia Publishers |
| Imprint: | Huia Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 150 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 182mm x 7mm |
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About The Author
Wiremu Tawhai
Wiremu Tawhai (Te Whauau-a-Apanui) was a teacher of language and culture, scholar, author, actor and broadcaster. An elder of Te Whanau-a-Apanui, he learned traditional knowledge from a young age and was acknowledged as an expert on oral literature and marae protocols and an authority on maramataka, the Maori calendar. He was an advisor to national science organisations, on the board of Te Waka Toi and received a Te Kingi Ihaka Award for his work in protecting and promoting Maori arts.
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