Maori Origins and Migrations : the Genesis of Some Pakeha Myths and Legends.

Maori Origins and Migrations : the Genesis of Some Pakeha Myths and Legends.

Since Europeans first set foot in New Zealand they have speculated about where the Maori people came from, how they made their way to New Zealand and how they lived when they arrived here. Theories have abounded: some of them have hardened into accepted truth. The result has been an accumulation of...

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Main Author: Sorrenson, M. P. K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Māori (New Zealand people) > Migrations.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Origin.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Public opinion.
Public opinion > Europe.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Origin
Māori (New Zealand people) > Public opinion
Public opinion
Pūrākau.
Kōrero nehe.
New Zealand > History.
Europe
New Zealand
History
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Summary:Since Europeans first set foot in New Zealand they have speculated about where the Maori people came from, how they made their way to New Zealand and how they lived when they arrived here. Theories have abounded: some of them have hardened into accepted truth. The result has been an accumulation of Pakeha myths about Maori origins. The process of this mythmaking is the subject of Sorrenson's book: 'It is not an attempt to find an original or even a Pacific homeland for the Maori. I leave that task to the many others who are happily engaged on it.' But as a study of the development o.
Physical Description:1 online resource (161 pages)
ISBN:9781775581192
1775581195
9781869407049
1869407040
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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