N?pia Mahuika
A Brief History of Whakapapa: M?ori Approaches to Genealogy
University of Waikato
whakapapa mori term genealogy described skeletal structure mori epistemology things genealogies research whakapapa presented tribal histories mori land court records consistently framework mtauranga mori mori knowledge mori research methodologies essay offers brief overview ways whakapapa understood negotiated research particularly arrival europeans early ethnographers instance applied genealogical methods dating whakapapa influenced various mori approaches twentieth century advent literacy print mori experimented new ways record genealogy yet underlying oral ethical cultural practices crucial whakapapa remained integral still lives operates mori communities today