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I got curious and read Papakura's thesis. This quote stuck with me.
"In all the pakeha and Maori marriages, it was the woman who married a pakeha. The Maori man would not have anything to do with a wahine pakeha. Such marriages were very rare. One case which I know is that of the chief from Ngapuhi, who visited England, and before he returned, married a pakeha woman. I never heard of one case among Te Arawa people. I often asked my uncles why this did not happen, and their answers were very funny. English people would not understand the reason, even if I wrote it."
May 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Been writing some very dumb songs recently.
April 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM