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Story: Tribal organisation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. The significance of iwi and hapū

  3. How iwi and hapū emerged

  4. How iwi and hapū were named

  5. Whānau

  6. Social rank

  7. The history of Māori social organisation

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - The significance of iwi and hapū

A Māori meeting

A Māori meeting

Welcome onto the marae, 1880s

Welcome onto the marae, 1880s

European depiction of a pā

European depiction of a pā

From page 2 - How iwi and hapū emerged

A meeting of chiefs

A meeting of chiefs

Maketū

Maketū

The anchor of the Tainui canoe

The anchor of the Tainui canoe

From page 3 - How iwi and hapū were named

The ancestor Awanuiarangi

The ancestor Awanuiarangi

Hapū named after women

Hapū named after women

How the tribe Te Aupōuri got their name

How the tribe Te Aupōuri got their name

From page 4 - Whānau

An extended family cultivate kūmara

An extended family cultivate kūmara

Whānau eating together

Whānau eating together

From page 5 - Social rank

The chief Nohorua with his wife and son

The chief Nohorua with his wife and son

Chiefs of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whātua

Chiefs of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whātua

Carved self-portrait by Raharuhi Rukupō

Carved self-portrait by Raharuhi Rukupō

From page 6 - The history of Māori social organisation

A waiata about musket warfare

A waiata about musket warfare

The sale of Lake Wairarapa, 1896

The sale of Lake Wairarapa, 1896

Te Āti Awa of Taranaki tribal meeting

Te Āti Awa of Taranaki tribal meeting

Auckland’s Radio Waatea

Auckland’s Radio Waatea

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/tribal-organisation/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005

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