Once Were Pacific Maori Connections to Oceania 1st Edition by Alice Te Punga Somerville ISBN 0816677565 9780816677566

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ISBN 10: 0816677565 
ISBN 13: 9780816677566
Author: Alice Te Punga Somerville

Native identity is usually associated with a particular place. But what if that place is the ocean? Once Were Pacific explores this question as it considers how Māori and other Pacific peoples frame their connection to the ocean, to New Zealand, and to each other through various creative works. Māori scholar Alice Te Punga Somerville shows how and when Māori and other Pacific peoples articulate their ancestral history as migratory seafarers, drawing their identity not only from land but also from water.

Although Māori are ethnically Polynesian, and Aotearoa New Zealand is clearly a part of the Pacific region, in New Zealand the terms “Māori” and “Pacific” are colloquially applied to two distinct communities: Māori are Indigenous, and “Pacific” refers to migrant communities from elsewhere in the region. Asking how this distinction might blur historical and contemporary connections, Te Punga Somerville interrogates the relationship between indigeneity, migration, and diaspora, focusing on texts: poetry, fiction, theater, film, and music, viewed alongside historical instances of performance, journalism, and scholarship.

In this sustained treatment of the Māori diaspora, Te Punga Somerville provides the first critical analysis of relationships between Indigenous and migrant communities in New Zealand.

Once Were Pacific Maori Connections to Oceania 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Tracing the Lines: Ancestral and Cultural Origins

• Chapter 1: The Great Migrations: Reconnecting with Hawaiki and Beyond
  • Navigating the Pacific: Ancestral Voyaging and Oral Traditions
  • Shared Linguistic Roots: The Austronesian/Polynesian Family
  • Material Culture and Shared Technologies: Tracing Artistic and Craft Connections
  • Mythologies and Cosmologies: Echoes Across the Pacific
• Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemologies and Worldviews of Connectedness
  • Māori Concepts of Whakapapa and Whenua as Relational Frameworks
  • Pacific Ocean as a Connector, Not a Barrier
  • Contrasting Indigenous Views with Eurocentric Cartography
  • The Ocean as Home: Indigenous Seafaring Knowledge

Part II: The Colonial Rupture: Disconnecting and Re-forming Identities

• Chapter 3: Imposing Borders: The Creation of “New Zealand” and the “British Empire”
  • Colonial Administration and the Imposition of National Boundaries
  • Categorizing Peoples: From Pacific Islanders to “Natives” or “British Subjects”
  • The Loss of Navigational Knowledge and Inter-Island Exchange
  • Education Systems and the Suppression of Pan-Pacific Histories
• Chapter 4: Academic Disciplines and the Silencing of Connections
  • The Rise of Anthropology and the Fixation on the “Tribe”
  • History’s Narrow Focus: Māori History as Distinct from Pacific History
  • Museums and Archives: Separating Collections and Narratives
  • The Legacy of Disconnected Scholarship

Part III: Re-Awakening the Pacific: Contemporary Resurgence and Reconnections

• Chapter 5: Shared Struggles, Shared Futures: Indigenous Activism and Solidarity
  • Anti-Nuclear Movements in the Pacific: A Common Cause
  • Land Rights and Self-Determination Struggles Across Oceania
  • The Role of Indigenous Peoples’ Forums and International Bodies
  • Māori Activism in a Broader Pacific Context
• Chapter 6: Cultural Renaissances and Contemporary Pacific Arts
  • Revitalization of Traditional Arts: Weaving, Carving, Tattooing (Tā Moko)
  • Contemporary Māori Artists Engaging with Pacific Themes
  • Music, Dance, and Performance: New Forms of Expression and Connection
  • The Pacific Arts Festival and Other Cultural Exchange Platforms
• Chapter 7: Language, Literature, and the Re-Indigenization of Knowledge
  • Efforts to Revitalize Te Reo Māori and Other Pacific Languages
  • Contemporary Māori Writers Exploring Pacific Identity
  • Digital Platforms and New Spaces for Pan-Pacific Dialogue
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies and Collaborative Scholarship

Part IV: Case Studies in Connectedness

• Chapter 8: From Aotearoa to Hawai’i and Beyond: Diasporic Communities and Cultural Exchange
  • Māori in Australian Cities: The Trans-Tasman Link
  • Māori-led Initiatives in Pacific Island Nations
  • Shared Experiences of Urbanization and Migration
• Chapter 9: Education and Research: Building Bridges in Academia
  • Pacific Studies Programs in New Zealand Universities
  • Collaborative Research Projects with Pacific Institutions
  • The Next Generation of Māori and Pacific Scholars
• Chapter 10: Climate Change, Resilience, and Indigenous Futures
  • The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Nations

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