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Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation / [Makere and Te Porohau Ruka Te Korako.

by Ruka Te Korako, Makere.

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Canterbury, New Zealand : Wharariki Pub. Ltd, [2006].

Māori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.

Songs, Māori -- Texts.

Cosmology, Māori.

334 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 31 cm.

The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.

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