Ki te whaiao : an introduction to Māori culture and society / Tānia M. Ka'ai [and others], editors.

"Intended for students of Māori studies at tertiary institutions."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Te Ao Māori The Māori World : -- 1. Te tīmatanga mai o ngā atua Creation narratives / Michael P. J. Reilly -- 2. Te ao Māori Māori world-view / Tānia M. Kaai and Rawinia Higgins -- 3. Ngā hekenga waka Canoe migrations / Jim Williams -- 4. Te reo Māori Origins and development of the Māori language / John C. Moorfi eld and E. Lorraine Johnston -- 5. Papa-tūā-nuku Attitudes to land / Jim Williams -- 6. Whanaungatanga Kinship / Michael P. J. Reilly -- 7. Ngā tikanga o te marae Marae practices / Rawinia Higgins and John C. Moorfield -- 8. Tangihanga Death customs / Rawinia Higgins and John C. Moorfield -- 9. Rangatiratanga Traditional and contemporary leadership / Tānia M. Kaai and Michael P. J. Reilly -- 10. Ngā mahi a Tāne-rore me Te Rēhia Performing arts / Nathan W. Matthews and Karyn Paringatai -- 11. Ngā mahi toi The arts / Pakaariki Harrison, Kahu Te Kanawa, and Rawinia Higgins -- 12. Ngā tuhituhinga reo Māori Literature in Māori / Jane McRae -- Part 2. Ngā Ao e Rua The Two Worlds : -- 13. Te tūtakitanga o ngā ao e rua Early contacts between two worlds / Erik Olssen and Michael P. J. Reilly -- 14. Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi / Janine Hayward -- 15. Mana Māori motuhake Challenges to kāwanatanga 1840-1940 / Lachy Paterson -- 16. Ngā poropiti me ngā Hāhi Prophets and the churches / John Stenhouse and Lachy Paterson -- 17. Te mana o te tangata whenua Indigenous assertions of sovereignty / Tānia M. Kaai -- 18. Te tāminga o te mātauranga Māori Colonisation in education / Brendan Hokowhitu -- 19. Te mana o te reo me ngā tikanga Power and politics of the language / Tānia M. Kaai -- 20. Ngā tuhituhinga reo Pākehā Literature in English / Chris Prentice -- 21. Ngā hekenga hou Pacific peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Michelle Saisoaa.

"Ki te Whaiao: An Introduction to Māori Culture and Society, is intended for students of Māori studies at tertiary institutions. It is also aimed at several other audiences: those Māori who want to know more about their own world, Pākehā living in this country, and people from overseas who want to learn about the history of the Indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book describes traditional and contemporary Māori society and its interaction with Pākehā society since first contact. It gives expression to the voices and words of Māori scholars and those informed by their world-view. Emphasis has been placed on the clarification of Māori cultural concepts throughout, in order to give readers a deeper understanding of the Māori world and to excite their interest in the key themes developed throughout the text. The book has been arranged in two parts Part one is called Te Ao Māori (The Māori World) and examines a series of topics encompassing tribal histories about the creation,important cultural concepts, the migration journeys to Aotearoa, the origins of the Māori language, cultural traditions and practices, leadership and Māori performing and fine arts. Part two, Ngā Ao e Rua (The Two Worlds) examines early contact between Māori and Pākehā, the Treaty and related issues, religion, sovereignty, education and literature, and ends with a chapter on the Pacific peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand."--Publisher's website.

Chapter headings in Māori and English.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.