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E Kore a Muri e Hokia - The route left behind cannot be retraced

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posted on 2024-07-09, 06:51 authored by Jo Kāmira

Within the settler colonial archives there is a paucity of information on wāhine Māori however, newspapers and settler colonial cultural institutions provide evidence of wāhine Māori travelling to, working and living on this continent colonially referred to Australia since before 1810. Colonial archives record tāne Māori on this continent from 1793 in abundance – as traders, diplomats, royalty and visitors. Archives are a form of collective community memory that store a range of information and artefacts that are considered keep worthy by society. My research is interested in wāhine Māori who visited or migrated to this continent during the period between 1790s and 1970s. This thesis is also concerned with Māori relationality and in particular this thesis explores whether this was extended to Aboriginal peoples or established only with colonisers. Using the concepts of mātauranga Māori and mana wāhine Māori, I interrogate the colonial archives to ascertain if wāhine Māori travelled to the colony and in what capacity they travelled. I ask no heā koe? Who are you? and kei hea koe? Where are you?

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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Ko wai ahau? Who are you? -- Chapter Two: Kei hea koe? Where are you? -- Chapter Three: Ko Ngā Wāhine Māori i tohe ki te whakaaro a te nui ngā - Wāhine Māori who swam against the tide -- Chapter Four: Kāore te kumara e korero mo tona ake reka - The kumara does not speak of its own sweetness -- References

Awarding Institution

Macquarie University

Degree Type

Thesis MRes

Degree

Master of Research

Department, Centre or School

Department of Indigenous Studies

Year of Award

2023

Principal Supervisor

Bronwyn Carlson

Rights

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Language

English

Jurisdiction

Australia

Extent

112 pages

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