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2) Whale rider
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The Whangara Māori people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle,...
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"Picks up where Making Peoples left off, taking the story of the New Zealanders from the 1880s to the end of the twentieth century. It begins with the search for 'Better Britain' and ends by analysing the modern Maori resurgence, the new Pakeha consciousness and the implications of a reinterpreted past for New Zealand's future. Along the way, the book deals with subjects ranging from sport and sex to childhood and popular culture"--Jacket.
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"Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused on his duties as chief of the Maori in Whangara, New Zealand--a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider.' In every generation since the whale rider, a male had inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir--only Kahu. She should be next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for...
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