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. Part one: He Tumu: Foundations - 1. Te Tīmatanga mai o te Ao: The beginning of the world - 2. Tikanga: How not to get told off - 3. Whakapaparanga: Social structure, leadership and Whāngai - 4. Ngā Hekenga Waka: Migration and early settlement - 5. Kaitiakitanga: Land, people and resource management - 6. Marae - 7. Ritual today: Pōwhiri - 8. Takiauē(Tangihanga): Death and mourning - Part two: Tāhuhu Kōrero: Histories 9. Te Tūtakitanga o ngā Tāngata: The meeting of peoples 10. He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti: The declaration and the Treaty - 11. Piki, Heke: Opportunity and disappointment, 1840-1863 - 12. He Mōrearea, he Kairiritanga, he Whakatikatanga: Crisis and conflict, resistance and readjustment, 1863-1881 -- 13. He Takaoraora, he Whakameto: Struggle and advancing in a stealthy manner, 1881-1918 - 14. Tōrangapū Ohaoha: Māori and the political economy, 1918-1945 - 15. Te Hūmuku: Māori urban migration - Part three: Tākiri te Ata: Futures 16. Te Tiriti me Ōna Whakatau: The Waitangi Tribunal and Treaty settlements - 17. Ngā Hurihanga o te Reo Māori i te Mātauranga: Changes in Māori language education - 18. Hauora Māori - He Tīmatanga: Māori health - An introduction - 19. Whakahiatotanga me te Mātauranga Māori - Māori and indigenous knowledge in development contexts - 20. Hangarau me te Māori: Māori and technology - 21. He Tātai Tuakiri: The 'imagined' criteria of Māori identity "Like the clear morning song of te kōparapara, the bellbird, this book aims to allow the Māori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Māori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective. In twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Māori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like pōwhiri and tangihanga), Māori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Māori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Māori 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 Māori and to the wider Pacific. Chapters are illustrated with a mixture of images, maps and diagrams as well as relevant songs and sayings. Te Kōparapara is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the past, present and future of the Māori world for students and general readers."--Publisher's description "This book aims to allow the Māori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Māori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective. In twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Māori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like pōwhiri and tangihanga), Māori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Māori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Māori society today (including twenty-first century issues like education, health, political economy and identity)"--Publisher information