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Te ahi kā : the fires of occupation

Title
Te ahi kā : the fires of occupation / Martin Toft, Pouma Pokai-Whenua.
Author
Toft, Martin
Publication
Heaton Moor, Stockport, England : Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2018.

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Additional Authors
Pokai-Whenua Pouma
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color); 21 cm +
Summary
"Photographer Martin Toft spent six months living among iwi deep in the Whanganui River lands in the mid-1990s. They honoured him with the Māori name Pouma Pokai-whenua. By returning 20 years later, again with his camera, Toft completed part of a promise to the iwi, and publishing this book fulfils the rest of that pledge. Te Ahi Kā - The Fires of Occupation explores in photographs, archives and interviews some of the key political, environmental and cultural issues for the iwi as it has sought return of its historical lands at Mangapapapa. This sumptuous hardback production, with fold-out pages, fine binding and alternate female (fern) and male (embers) cover designs, is now featuring in photo book festivals worldwide. Te Ahi Kā evokes the physical and metaphysical relationship between a river and its ancestors, between Māori and the author. It aims to leave a legacy for future guardians of the Whanganui, and to share the aspirations and desires of this unique community."--aotearoabooks.co.nz.
Subject
  • Nature photography > New Zealand > Whanganui River
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > New Zealand > Whanganui River > Pictorial works
  • Māori (New Zealand people)
  • Whanganui River (N.Z.)
  • New Zealand > Whanganui River
Genre/Form
Pictorial works.
Note
  • Booklet issued in second to last page of book.
Call Number
JFD 19-849
ISBN
  • 1911306383
  • 9781911306382
OCLC
1066693524
Author
Toft, Martin, photographer, author.
Title
Te ahi kā : the fires of occupation / Martin Toft, Pouma Pokai-Whenua.
Publisher
Heaton Moor, Stockport, England : Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2018.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Pokai-Whenua Pouma, author.
Research Call Number
JFD 19-849
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