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Through the eye of the needle : a Māori elder remembers

Title
Through the eye of the needle : a Māori elder remembers / Mary Katharine Duffié.
Author
Duffié, Mary Katharine.
Publication
Fort Worth, Tex. : Harcourt College, 2001.

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Wharemaru, Heeni, 1912-
Description
xxii, 195 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Here, the voice of Heeni, a relative of the current Maori Queen, chronicles the history of the Maori of New Zealand and the adaptations they have made to survive as a group in the modern world."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Case studies in cultural anthropology
Uniform Title
Case studies in cultural anthropology.
Subject
  • Wharemaru, Heeni, 1912-
  • Women, Maori > Biography
  • Maori (New Zealand people) > Social life and customs
  • Maori (New Zealand people) > History
  • Women > New Zealand > Biography
  • New Zealand > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190).
Contents
Pt. 1. Maori Beginnings. 1. The Early Years at Kamate. 2. Growing Up in Maoridom -- Pt. 2. Preparing for the Church. 3. Culture Shock. 4. On to Christchurch -- Pt. 3. The Hostels. 5. Earning Respect. 6. My Lovely Boys -- Pt. 4. From Matron to Matriarch. 7. Reflections.
ISBN
0155069829 (pbk.)
LCCN
00106722
OCLC
  • ocm46032797
  • SCSB-4108859
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries