Series 44 - Maori Art

Date1800, 1840Reference NumberWIN-0044SummaryCollection of Dr Maharaia Winiata's documents on Māori leadership, education, and race relations. Specifically relating to his doctoral thesis and his work with the Kiingitanga. This series contains chapters from his thesis and documents related to Māori leadership across pre-European, transitional, and modern periods.Main Body

'The Changing Role of The Leader In Maori Society: Introduction: Chapter 1: Definitions: Status and Role of the Maori Leader - The Tribe: Te lwi - The Maori Leader and the Social Structure - Bases of Authority - The Social Classes - The Checks on Chiefly power - The Chiefs and Trade' 15 pages, [n.d.]
'Chapter 6: The Traditional Leaders and Social Change - The Chiefs and Agriculture - The Chiefs and Trade - The Chiefs and Government' 11 pages, [n.d.]
'Book 2: Leadership in Post European Maori Society: Part 1: Maori Leaders in transition (1800-1840) Chapter 5 - Initial Contacts - General Survey - The Interacting systems and over-all control - The Maori Social Structure - Commerce - Christianity - Government - The interacting systems and overall control - [Bill Committee - The Tribal Committee] x4 - Government' 12 pages, [n.d.]
'Book 3: Leadership in Modern Maori society: Chapter 11: Section 2: Leaders in maori-European Situations - Background - Religion - Interlocking Systems: Population - Rangatira - Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu - Mataika - Hikarohia nga marama - The kaumatua - The Tohunga - Symbols of Chiefship - The Checks on Chiefly power' 16 pages, [n.d.]
'Conclusion' 4 pages, [n.d.]
'Book 1: Leadership in Pre-European Maori Society; Chapter 2; The Background of the Traditional Leaders - The Canoe; Te Waka - The Tribe - Te lwi - The Subtribe - Te Hapu - The Extend Family; Te Whanau' 13 pages, [n.d.]
'Carry on from above: The Traditional Leaders - Classes of Leaders - Bases of Authority - Table 1: Nga Pumanawa e Waru o Te Arawa - Transfer of Political Leadership to Males - The Maori Royal Family - The Social Classes - Categories of maori leaders in social change - The Structural view of Race Relations' 15 pages, [n.d.]
'Methodology - The Approach from Within Society - The aim and plan of the work - The Tribe - Te lwi - The Subtribe - Te Hapu - Bases of Authority - The Social Classes - Symbols of Chiefship - The Checks on Chiefly power' 20 pages, [n.d.]
'The Changing Role of The Leader in Maori Society: Introduction; Chapter I - Definition; Status and Role of the Maori Leader' 8 pages, [n.d.]
'Leadership in Modern Maori Society; Modern maori Society 1900-1953 - Chapter 9; Section 1 - Leaders in present day traditionalist society - General - Leaders in Traditionalist Society - Ariki - Kaumatua - Educated Leader - Rangatahi - Conclusion - The tohunga - Government' 36 pages, [n.d.]
'Chapter 10: The leaders and their People in the modern Village of Huria - The Huria Village Community - Huria settlement - The maori Social Centre - The Inhabitants and their land - The Household - Matahora Settlement - Te Reti Settlement - The village community and its surroundings - Leadership and the social structure of the village - Kinship groups - Confiscation and Tribal Leadership' 13 pages, [n.d.]
'The Changing Role of The Leader in Maori Society: Introduction: Chapter 1- Definition - The Maori Leader and the Social Structure - Study of Social Change and the Maori Leader - The Maori Leader and the emerging New Zealand society - The Maori Leader and the Destiny of his People - Local Administration - Education - Sport and recreation - Economic Organisation - Military - Some Maori National Leaders - Aristocracy of Knowledge' 33 pages, [n.d.]
'Typed pages V-XIV' 9 pages, [n.d.]

CreatorMaharaia WiniataLevelSeriesExtentFolderSystem of ArrangementOriginal order has been kept from the 7 boxes presented by Piripi Winiata. Where large grouping of the same original folder have been spread across smaller folders the name has reflected this with roman numerals. LanguageEnglishMāori

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Subject (keywords)New Zealand -- EducationWakaMāori LeadershipRangatiraNew Zealand -- ColonisationSports -- New Zealand

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