A ‘forgotten’ whakapapa: historical narratives of Māori and closed adoption

ABSTRACTThe era of closed stranger adoption is a significant part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s social and colonial history; some 80,000 children were legally adopted between the years 1955–1985. Māori children constituted a considerable proportion of these legal adoptions, although little attention has...

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Main Authors: Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Denise Blake, Helen Potter, Kim McBreen, Ani Mikaere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-04-01
Series:Kōtuitui
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1177083X.2022.2105725