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Matua Parkinson
Matua may refer to: People * Hotu Matuꞌa, legendary first settler and chief of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui people * Matua (priest) (fl. 1838), High Priest of Mangareva * Fred Matua (1984–2012), American football player * Henare Matua (c.1838–1894), New Zealand tribal leader, reformer, and politician Places * Matua (island), in the Kuril Islands chain * Matua, New Zealand, a suburb of Tauranga Other uses * ''Matua'' (spider), a spider genus * Matua Mahasangha, a sect of Hinduism in Bengal * Matua, a social caste of the Chamorro people The Chamorro people (; also CHamoru) are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, signif ... See also * * {{Disambiguation, geo, surname, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotu Matuꞌa
Hotu Matuꞌa was the legendary first settler and ''ariki mau'' ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui people. Hotu Matuꞌa and his two canoe (or one double hulled canoe) colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva (probably the Marquesas). They landed at Anakena beach and his people spread out across the island, sub-divided it between clans claiming descent from his sons, and lived for more than a thousand years in their isolated island home at the southeastern tip of the Polynesian Triangle. History Polynesians first came to Rapa Nui (also called Easter Island) sometime between 300 CE and 800 CE. These are the common elements of oral history that have been extracted from island legends. Linguistic, DNA and pollen analysis all point to a Polynesian first settlement of the island at that time, but it is unlikely that other details can be verified. During this era the Polynesians were colonising islands across a vast expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matua (priest)
Matua (baptized Maria Tepano or Marie-Etienne; fl. 1838) was the High Priest (''taura tupua'') of the island of Mangareva. He served as one of the regents for his nephew Maputeoa and was instrumental in the conversion of Mangareva and the Gambier Islands to Roman Catholicism. His name is often written as Matoua. Biography Matua was the son of Terehi-kura and Mapurure (also known as Te Mateoa), the King or '' ʻAkariki'' (paramount chief) of Mangareva, who was known to be alive in 1825 and said to have died in 1830 or 1832. Because his elder brother Te Ikatohara was killed by sharks in about 1824, his son and Matua's nephew Maputeoa became king after Mapurure's death. Matua served as regent during the minority of his nephew and enjoyed the full trust of his people and may have had intentions of usurping power. As ''ʻakariki'' (paramount chief), the young king Maputeoa had complete authority over the kingdom, excepting his four uncles, who jointly owned the land with the king. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Matua
Fred Matua (January 14, 1984 – August 5, 2012) was an American football guard. After playing college football for Southern California, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Lions, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks in his career. High school career Born in Wilmington, California, Matua prepped at Banning High School in Wilmington, California where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year. College career While playing college football for the USC Trojans, Matua was an All-American guard in 2005. Professional career NFL He was drafted on the second day by the National Football League's Detroit Lions but was cut by the team and was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. On October 28, 2006, he was signed to the Cleveland Browns roster. Florida Tuskers Matua was signed by the Florida Tuskers Florida is a state located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henare Matua
Henare Matua (c.1838–1894) was a New Zealand tribal leader, reformer and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Nukutaurua, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... He stood in the for , coming second (not third). He was seen by some as the "Government candidate" and a leader of the "Repudiation" faction. References 1894 deaths Ngāti Kahungunu people Māori politicians 1830s births 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matua (island)
Matua (russian: Матуа, ja, 松輪島, Matsuwa-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, across Golovnin Strait from Raikoke. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “hellmouth”. History Hunting and fishing parties of the Ainu have long visited Matua, but the island had no permanent habitation at the time of European contact. It appears on an official map showing the territories of the Matsumae Domain, a feudal domain of Edo period Japan dated 1644, and the Tokugawa shogunate officially confirmed these holdings in 1715. Some early European documents refer to the island as ''Raukoke''. The Empire of Russia claimed sovereignty over the island, which initially passed to Russia under the terms of the Treaty of Shimoda (1855), but reverted to the Empire of Japan per the Treaty of Saint Petersburg along with the rest of the Kuril islands. Japan formerly administered Matu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matua, New Zealand
Matua is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Demographics Matua covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Matua had a population of 5,394 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 246 people (4.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 318 people (6.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,067 households, comprising 2,550 males and 2,841 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 945 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 687 (12.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,361 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,398 (25.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.1% ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matua (spider)
''Matua'' is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1979. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...: '' M. festiva'' and '' M. valida''. References Araneomorphae genera Gnaphosidae Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Gnaphosidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matua Mahasangha
Matua Mahasangha ( bn, মতুয়া মহাসংঘ) is a religious reformation movement that originated, around 1860 AD, in modern-day Bangladesh, with a considerable number of adherents both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal of India. Matua is a sect of depressed class AVARNA Hindus who are Namasudras, a Scheduled Caste group. The movement was launched as a reformation by the followers of Harichand Thakur. Thakur attained ''atmadarshan'' at an early age and would subsequently preach his Darshan in Twelve Commandments. The teachings of Thakur establish education as preeminently important for the adherent and the upliftment of the population the adherent's duty, while also providing a formula for ending social conflict. Matua-mahasangha believe in ''Swayam-Dikshiti'' ("Self-Realisation") through the chanting of Harinaam, i.e., chanting the Holy name of God Hari. Harichand stressed the congressional chanting of Lord's name kirtan as the sole means to Mukti. His follower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
