Te Ao Kapurangi (Warrior Woman)

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Te Ao Kapurangi (Warrior Woman)

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This short film draws on a key incident in the life of Te Ao-kapurangi, a woman of mana for Te Arawa's people. In the late nineteenth century, Aotearoa was in the grip of a 'musket war'; firearms were having a devastating effect in tribal battles. Hongi, a Ngāpuhi chief, leads a well-armed assault on a rival Te Arawa tribe. Te Ao-kapurangi (Stephanie Grace) challenges Hongi and uses her wits, not a gun, to save her people. Invited to prestigious French festival Clermont-Ferrand, the film mark...

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Video

Date created

2001

URL

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/te-ao-kapurangi-2001

Related subjects

muskets / colonialism / maori / female warrior / te arawa / ngapuhi / tribal / tribal conflict / ta moko / native bush / death / challenge / birth / papatuanuku / wahine / drama / historical / hongi / dogs / gourds / flax / pa / hongi hika / te hokioi films / te mangai paho / gate / guns / peacekeeping / 2001 / 2000s / 00s / 1842 / 1840s / new zealand film commission / te hokioi / te māngai pāho / māori / te reo / ngā puhi / ngāpuhi / nga puhi / tama poata / te ao kapurangi / ngāti rangiwewehi / battle / musket wars / musket / ngutu pārera / pā

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