Living By The Moon: Te Maramataka A Te Whānau ā Apanui

Author: Wiremu Tāwhai

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  • : 25.00 NZD
  • : 9781775501244
  • : Huia Publishers
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  • : 0.272155
  • : October 2014
  • : 210 x 250 mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : 25.0
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  • : Wiremu Tāwhai
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  • : Maori; English
  • : 529.3208999442
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Barcode 9781775501244
9781775501244

Description

Living by the Moon sets out and discusses the maramataka or lunar month and the way the days and nights were understood according to Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribal knowledge. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui ancestors were dependent on the environment, and this led them to closely study the changes and cycles in nature so they could ensure their survival in their tribal area. Knowledge of aspects such as the sea conditions and best planting and harvesting times at each day of the month were carefully observed and remembered, and community activities were arranged according to the phases of the moon.

Awards

WINNER, Ngā Kupu Ora Awards, Te Kōrero Pono - Non-fiction Award, 2014 WINNER, Edify Award for Best Educational Book, PANZ Book Design Awards, 2014 WINNER, Best Resource in te reo Māori, CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards, 2014

Author description

Wiremu Tawhai (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) was a teacher of language and culture, scholar, author, actor and broadcaster. An elder of Te Whanau-a-Apanui, he learned traditional knowledge from a young age and was acknowledged as an expert on oral literature and marae protocols and an authority on marmataka, the Maori calendar. He was an advisor to national science organisations, on the board of Te Waka Toi and received a Ta Kingi Ihaka Award for his work in protecting and promoting Maori arts.