HE KÅŒRERO: WORDS BETWEEN US
The earliest meetings between MÄori and PÄkehÄ in the early 1800s were vividly recorded by both groups in drawings and writing. He KÅrero – Words Between Us: First MÄori-PÄkehÄ Conversations on Paper is a series of beautiful reproductions of the first material created by MÄori and PÄkehÄ, beginning with MÄori giving words to be written down by officers during Captain Cook’s first visit in 1769 and ending with the first independently written letter by a MÄori person in 1825–6. Authors Alison Jones and Kuni Jenkins make some fascinating new observations: for instance, that Bay of Islands MÄori invited a teacher to start the first school. Kuni Jenkins gives an illustrated talk about this exciting perspective on our country’s past.
Dr Kuni Jenkins is a professor at Te Whare WÄnanga o AwanuiÄrangi where, although she is semi-retired, she continues to teach and do some research. She has a long-term interest in literacy studies and this book began when she saw old MÄori manuscripts and wondered about the origins of MÄori literacy. Kuni is the author of a number of books in the field of sociology of education and MÄori education.
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