Yates-Smith, Aroha2026-03-042026-03-042000-10Yates-smith, A. R. (1997). Mäori Goddesses in Literature Part 1: pre 1880 - 1900. Journal of Mäori and Pacific Development Vol.1 No.1.1175-3099https://hdl.handle.net/10289/18004Many contemporary Māori are familiar with atua wāhine, Māori goddesses, through accounts that have been passed on to them by word of mouth. Few, however, have had an opportunity to consult accounts of atua wāhine that date from the early period of Māori-Pākehā contact. Those who wish to do so may have considerable difficulty in sifting through all of the written materials for the information they seek. For this reason, this paper provides a review of the literature pertaining to atua wāhine from pre-1880 to 1900, together with a commentary on the sources to which reference is made. A review of literature on atua wāhine which appeared after 1900 will appear in the second volume of this journal.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Atua wāhineMāori goddessesMāori deitymana wahineMāori feminismsMāori ecologyJournal Article10.15663/K10.140073021-5668