Toi wāhine

Descripción

Stories written by Maori women in their own words, this beautiful book is a clear celebration of te mana o nga wahine maori. It is a rich, powerful exposition exploring the realities of Maori women's lives. Table of contents: He Haka ma te Wahine (Mihipeka Edwards) Introductions: Te Ihi, Te Wehi, Te Mana o nga Wahine Maori (Kathie Irwin) Te Timatanga (Mihipeka Edwards) Aunty Hilda and Granny Roka / Tiny as a Piwakawaka / Tipuna Wahine Toa / Taranaki Aunties (Teremoana Pehimana) Know the Roots that Hold You (Deirdre Nehua) 'Get Real' (Paparangi Reid) Mauri Oho, Mauri Ora (Hinemona Awatere) Ruth / Priorities (Bub Bridger) Broken Peace-s (Mereana Pitman) Whaia e Koe te iti Kahurangi (Everdina Fuli) Daddy and Me (Powhiri Rika-Heke) Wongie / Charlie / Baby in Wellington / No Karakia (Hinewirangi) everyone can see / love me / in the night / they pretend / it's enough / that Maori girl / Papatuanuku / in her mouth (Roma Potiki) What Counts as Difference and What Differences Count: Gender, Race and the Politics of Difference (Patricia Johnston and Leonie Pihama) Something Important (Patricia Grace) Dear Mrs Government (Keri Kaa) Taku Heitiki Pounamu (Piatarihi Yates) Coming Right / O Tatou Roimata / Ka Kite / They've Taken Away Our Hongi (Briar Grace Smith) Car Waiting / Going Back There (Briar Grace Smith) Own the Past and Create the Future (Irihapeti Ramsden) Maori Women in Educational Policy, 1960 - 1991: A Discourse Analysis (Elizabeth McKinley) Arohanui / On Kaiti Hill (Monica Ratcliffe) * Seek the Seeds for the Greatest Good of All People (Dame Mira Szaszy).