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Korihi te manu : stories of whāngai and adoption Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Ōtaki, New Zealand : Te Tākupu, 2022Description: 360 pages ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781991153203
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • TRO 305.899442 KOR
Summary: Whāngai is a tikanga developed over hundreds of years to grow strong, connected and safe whānau. Adoption is a much newer practice invented to solve two problems - caring for children whose parents can't raise them, and finding children for adults who want to be parents. Many thousands of Māori children have grown up whāngai or adopted, but their experiences are mostly untold. The stories in this collection are deeply personal and span almost a century. Contributors are whāngai and adopted people, their parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings and wider whānau. They tell of the importance of connections, love, acceptance, of knowing your story and the story of your whānau. (Publisher's description). Record #8017
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Vine library TRO 305.899442 KOR Issued 18/12/2023 FV23020032

Whāngai is a tikanga developed over hundreds of years to grow strong, connected and safe whānau. Adoption is a much newer practice invented to solve two problems - caring for children whose parents can't raise them, and finding children for adults who want to be parents. Many thousands of Māori children have grown up whāngai or adopted, but their experiences are mostly untold.

The stories in this collection are deeply personal and span almost a century. Contributors are whāngai and adopted people, their parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings and wider whānau. They tell of the importance of connections, love, acceptance, of knowing your story and the story of your whānau. (Publisher's description). Record #8017