Browsing by Author "Pihama, Leonie"
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Taonga tuku iho: Intergenerational transfer of raranga and whatu
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The intergenerational transfer of Māori weaving knowledge is based on the succession and continuum of raranga and whatu skills. This study will show how the genesis of inherent know-ledge and skills imbues the nature and ... -
A Mana Wahine inquiry into indigenous governance
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis investigates the question “How can indigenous women reinvigorate their role in tribal governance structures when many such structures continue to reinforce gendered colonial constructs within which women are ... -
Te ahi tawhito, te ahi tipua, te ahi nā Mahuika: Re-igniting native women’s ceremony
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This research examines the multiple ways in which Māori, and Hawai’ian and Native American women, are re-activating feminine ceremonial forms and recovering sacred relationships with customary feminine deities. Attention ... -
Ngā kura a Hineteiwaiwa: The embodiment of Mana Wahine in Māori fibre Arts
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Imagine you are on a continuum of past present and future, in the present while connected to the past and creating for the future. Kairaranga are constantly in this experience through engaging with the materiality of the ... -
Ngā niho tēte o Pekehāua: An indigenous articulation of governance
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis originally set out to examine the structures and models available within New Zealand for a post-settlement tribal governance framework that would meet the Office of Treaty Settlements requirements while empowering ...