Mauī John Mitchell (20 May 1941 – 23 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
history, particularly in the upper
South Island
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. Of Māori descent, he affiliated to
Te Āti Awa and
Ngāti Tama. Mitchell completed a master's thesis in 1967, followed by a doctoral thesis in 1971, both at the
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...
.
He died on 23 September 2021 in
Nelson.
Selected publications
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References
1941 births
2021 deaths
Te Āti Awa people
Ngāti Tama people
People from Tākaka
People educated at Nelson College
University of Canterbury alumni
Academic staff of the University of Canterbury
New Zealand Māori academics
21st-century New Zealand historians
20th-century New Zealand psychologists
21st-century New Zealand psychologists
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