Poi, by an unknown composer of Te Atiawa

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019544

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 488

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Kāore hoki e te whakamā he tautohenga roa | Tēnei e, mahi ka tauāki e te iwi!"

See also McL 627

Dates

1963-11-17

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

According to Hannah Nicholas this was the last poi performed at Parihaka. Pare Pirihaku says the song was composed as an affirmation of the truth of the bible after the return of the prisners from Otago. Jim Nicholas says the name of this song is 'Te Whakamā', referring to the embarrassment of the foreigners for what they did to the Māori people in the past.