Whakapapa
Subject
Subject Source: Reo
Scope Note: The genealogical descent of all living things. Whakapapa/genealogy is a fundamental principle that permeates the whole of Māori culture.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Te Rangituatahi Te Kanawa manuscript collection.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-15
Scope and Contents
There are 8 volumes of manuscripts in the collection: vol.1: A Maori genealogy of Maori tribes; vol.2: Maori genealogy of Ngati-Maniapoto and Waikato tribes, written by Te Atanatiu, in 2 parts. This book belonged to a Pakeha known to the Maoris as Te Atanatiu (Mr Athanasius). vol.3: a historical record of the King Country, Waikato district, late 19th century, written by Tuheka Hetet; vol.4a and vol.4b: Maori genealogy and family book of the Hetet family, Waikato district; vol.5: Maori...
Dates:
1880?-1930?
Transcript of New Zealand Native Land Court hearing in Otorohanga.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-11
Scope and Contents
New Zealand Native Land Court hearing in Otorohanga of Waikato tribes and Maori King family, before Judge W.G. Mair and P. Mikorima, concerning the Pohuru Block. An unofficial Maori transcript of the proceedings, including fifteen pages of whakapapa.
Dates:
1890