A Separate Authority (He Mana Motuhake), Volume I Establishing
"Tūhoe mana motuhake vs the force of New Zealand colonialism. This is a patient and perceptive work unraveling stratagems of contrasting ambition so we may comprehend the cultural instincts of 1890-1920 Aotearoa. Dr. Webster proves his deep understanding
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Separate Authority (He Mana Motuhake), Volume I
Steven Webster
A Separate Authority (He Mana Motuhake), Volume I Establishing the Tūhoe Māori Sanctuary in New Zealand, 1894–1915
Steven Webster Social Anthropology The University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN 978-3-030-41041-4 ISBN 978-3-030-41042-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41042-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: John Steele / Alamy Stock Photo The author and his family have identified the old home in the cover photo as that of Hikawera Te Kurapa, the tohunga whakapono (‘expert on truth or faith’) of Te Urewera hapū in the 1970–1980s. It was in Papueru, Heipipi, located on the road just south of Ruatāhuna (Fig. 1.1). Hikawera himself died in the 1980s. His name appears in the indexes of both volumes. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
E te atua tahuri mai ōu taringa ki tā mātou ı̄noi hei whakangaro atu koe inā tangi atu mātou. Anga mai, titiro mai hoki koe ki a mātou e pokaikaha noa nei, tangi nei hoki, koi mātou e whakakorōria nei ki tōu ingoa tapu. Āmine1 (‘O Lord turn your ear to our prayer lest our cries be lost to you. Turn to us, look at us see our turmoils, our cries of anguish, so that we may glorify your sacred name. Amen’)
Getting to Know Ngāi Tūhoe My personal interest in Urewera lands and Tūhoe kinship began with treks into these mountains in the 1970s soon after my family and I had immigrated to New Zealand from the USA to teach social anthropology and Māori studies at the University of Auckland. We had been taken in as v
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