Tatai Whakapapa

Raniera Kingi

Poukokiri Rangahau Māori

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Whakatauki

He tatai whetu ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu,he tatai tangata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa.

(A line of stars in the sky remains, a line of people on earth

will disappear, disappear)

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What is Tatai Whakapapa?

• Tatai is the word used for lineage, line of ancestry.

• Whakapapa is the word used for Māori Genealogy. Translated as the laying down of generation’s one on top of each other.

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources

• Māori are unique in that they connect to a whānau, hapū, iwi and waka.

• Before the arrival of Europeans to Aotearoa the people of the land (tangata whenua) did not call themselves Māori, but rather members of their

whānau, hapū, iwi and waka.

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources Pepeha

• Ko Whakarara te maunga,

• Whakarara is the mountain,

• Ko Matauri te moana,

• Matauri is the sea,

• Ko Mataatua te waka,

• Mataatua is the canoe,

• Ko Tapui te marae,

• Tapui is the marae,

• Ko Ngati-Kura te hapū,

• Ngati-Kura is the subtribe,

• Ko Ngapuhi te Iwi,

• Ngapuhi is the tribe

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Māori Electoral Rolls

• Māori Electoral Rolls (1908, 1919) recorded the persons name, where the person lived and the persons iwi and hapu.

• Māori Electoral Rolls (1949-1981) recorded the persons name, where the person lived and the persons iwi and hapu.

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Māori Electoral Rolls

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Births,Deaths,Marriages Indexes

• Māori Births and Deaths (1913–1961) recorded iwi and hapū names and parents name.

• Māori Marriages (1911–1951) recorded iwi and hapu of both bride and groom. The name of parents of both bride and groom.

• Māori Births, Deaths, Marriages (1962-1990) all registrations where included in the general registrations.

• The indexes are recorded on microfiche.

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Manuscripts

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Gudgeons Genealogies

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Māori Land Court Minute Books

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources #Tribal Books

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Tatai Whakapapa Resources (Whānau Whakapapa Books)

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Tatai Whakapapa resources # Whakapapa for Beginners

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Tatai Whakapapa resources # Ko tōku whānau booklet

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