This Auction is for the Rare English Version of : My Language, My Inspiration By Chris Winitana

This English version is no longer published and is a brand new first edition. The English version is very rare. The Maori Version is still available and I have a first edition brand new one of these listed (if not already sold) which you can purchase for the one shipping price.

Description: My Language, My Inspiration traces the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalize the Maori language. The book outlines the determined struggle to bring the Maori language back from the brink, provide interviews with two dozen people who were active in the fight for the Maori language and include photographs of key events and people. The history explores the reasons for the decline of the language and charts its resurgence over the last four decades through initiatives such as Waitangi Tribunal claims, the petition and march for the Maori language and the development of the Rakau method of learning, and the establishment of institutions such as kohanga reo, the Maori Broadcasting Authority and Maori Television. The history is available in a Maori language version and an English version. This is a history, taken from his own words, of one of New Zealand's most important Maori leaders. It is the most complete collection of sources and commentary surrounding the life of Wiremu Tamihana Te Waharoa Tarapipipi, Rangatira of the Ngati Haua iwi, commonly referred to as The Kingmaker for his role in the institution of the Maori King Movement.

I am selling from a private collection of Brand New First Edition Books relevant to the Maori Heritage. I will be listing other rare and hard to find books over the coming weeks.

Pick up if desired is in Trentham.

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