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Te Aue Davis
Te Aue Takotoroa Davis (1 September 1925 – 28 November 2010), also known as Daisy Davis, was a key figure in the Māori renaissance in the field of weaving. Born and raised near her ancestral marae Tokikapu in Waitomo, of Ngati Uekaha and Ngāti Maniapoto, Maniapoto descent, she received early grants from the Council for Maori and Pacific Arts and Department of Labour (New Zealand), Department of Labour to fund her work. Davis worked in the conservation of te Reo as a taonga, for the Department of Survey and Land Information. She worked on a Polynesian language oral history map that traced migration routes across the Pacific through the naming of places, plants and animals. She was also a member of the Cultural Conservation Advisory Council (a council that existed from 1987–1991 to "guide and facilitate collection conservation and the training of personnel through funding allocation and the provision of policy advice"). Davis never formally learned to weave, but said "you re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Renaissance
The Māori renaissance is the revival in fortunes of the Māori of New Zealand beginning in the 1970s. Until 1914, and possibly later, the perception of the Māori race, although dying out, was capable and worthy of saving, but only within a European system. From the 1970s, government policy changed to promoting a bicultural New Zealand society. This change has led to Maori being politically, culturally and artistically ascendant. Māori population was at a low point at the beginning of the twentieth century with less than 50,000, and the Pākehā population had grown to over 800,000. The total Māori population grew in the 20th century and alongside this was a rebuilding of a cultural, economic and political base. This was the foundation of the Māori renaissance in the 1960s and 70s where, “...by 1940, Māori land was being developed for Māori (with state assistance) rather than sold, Māori political influence was being felt, and a renaissance in Māoritanga was proudly ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |