Whispers of Waitaha: Traditions of a Nation.
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Māori Publication details: Darfield, N.Z.: Wharariki Pub., 2006.Description: 334 pages: illustrations (chiefly color); 31cmISBN:- 0958254109
- 398.20993 RUK 21
- GR375 .R85 2006
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"Authors, Makere and Te Porohau Ruka Te Korako"--Page 330.
Title on p. [3]: Whispers of Waitaha : the grandmother stories.
Song of Waitaha : the histories of a nation covers the teachings of the grandfathers. Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation covers the stories of the grandmothers.
The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.
In English with some Maori.
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