I wear my pride upon my skin: Becoming more of who I am

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I wear my pride upon my skin: Becoming more of who I am

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INTRODUCTION Tua - beyond. Kiri – skin. Combined, tuakiri is a Māori (Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) term for identity or that which lies beyond the skin. So, what if your skin does not match the phenotype of your tuakiri Māori – Māori identity? An identity which you have always known is you, one which you have actively and proudly fostered for yourself as a wahine Māori and mother. An identity that you teach in / about, research and write. What if your white skin offers all of t...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2022

Creator

Smith, Hinekura

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5824

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Aotearoa / New Zealand / Māori women / identity construction / facial tattoos / tattooing / cultural identity / Te whenua, ahurea me te tuakiri o te Māori (Māori land, culture and identity) / Wāhine / Tuakiri / Moko kauwae

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