Navigating the Politics of Remembering
Remembering the past is not as straight forward as it might appear. The histories that we choose to retell and privilege speak to contemporary concerns. For Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa, the indigenous peoples of the northern South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, history is political. Histor...
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Remembering the past is not as straight forward as it might appear. The histories that we choose to retell and privilege speak to contemporary concerns. For Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa, the indigenous peoples of the northern South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, history is political. Histories are recounted in the present for a purpose, that is, to maintain the mana (prestige, authority, influence) of the community to whom the histories belong. This article touches on some recent examples of history speaking in the present.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2e7be20e74c42a1adb440623954a39a2022-12-22T03:47:44ZengUTS ePRESSPublic History Review1833-49892022-12-012910.5130/phrj.v29i0.8231Navigating the Politics of Remembering Peter Meihana0Massey University Remembering the past is not as straight forward as it might appear. The histories that we choose to retell and privilege speak to contemporary concerns. For Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia and Ngāti Apa, the indigenous peoples of the northern South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, history is political. Histories are recounted in the present for a purpose, that is, to maintain the mana (prestige, authority, influence) of the community to whom the histories belong. This article touches on some recent examples of history speaking in the present. https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/8231Māori, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa, Tupaia, Maihi Te Rangikāheke |
| spellingShingle | Peter Meihana Navigating the Politics of Remembering Public History Review Māori, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa, Tupaia, Maihi Te Rangikāheke |
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