Hine toa : a story of bravery /
Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia
Hine toa : a story of bravery / Story of bravery Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku. - 325 pages , 16 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), plates ; 24 cm
"In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā. After moving to Auckland for university, Ngāhuia advocates resistance as a founding member of Ngā Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements, becoming a critical voice in protests from Waitangi to the streets of Wellington"--Publisher information.
9781775542322 1775542327
Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Biography.
Political activists--New Zealand--Biography.
College teachers--New Zealand--Biography.
323.092
Hine toa : a story of bravery / Story of bravery Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku. - 325 pages , 16 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), plates ; 24 cm
"In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā. After moving to Auckland for university, Ngāhuia advocates resistance as a founding member of Ngā Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements, becoming a critical voice in protests from Waitangi to the streets of Wellington"--Publisher information.
9781775542322 1775542327
Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Biography.
Political activists--New Zealand--Biography.
College teachers--New Zealand--Biography.
323.092