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turangawaewae

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turangawaewae [təˌrʌŋgəˈweɪweɪ]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) NZ the area that is a person's home
[Maori, literally: standing on one's feet]


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King Tuheitia would then ask former United States President Bill Clinton to pass the invitation to Obama to visit his base, Turangawaewae.
A leader is chosen in a variety of ways: whakapapa (evidence of family links and greatness) is one way; through personal talents; acceptance and confirmation by the people; the identity of the leader as known by other iwi; the turangawaewae principal; the gender aspect; mana, tapu and mauri.
From the beginning, we were welcomed in a traditional Maori ceremony at the Turangawaewae Marae or meeting house at Ngaruawahia and felt at home among the Indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand, truly becoming part of a large Indigenous whanau (family).
 
 
 
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