Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri | |
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Marlborough | |
Waka (canoe) | Kurahaupō |
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is a
History
The members of the
1642: Meeting with Abel Tasman
The Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri people were the first known iwi to interact with Europeans, when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman on 13 December 1642. The ship Heemskerck, on the 18th anchored north of what is now Abel Tasman National Park.[4] The Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri sent two waka, and blasted pūkāea or pūtātara (trumpets) at the ship, which returned a trumpet sound and fired a cannon at the waka. The next morning, many waka came to attack the Dutch ships, and four Dutch sailors were killed after one smaller boat was rammed by a waka,[4] while one member of the Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri war party was shot by the Dutch sailors.[5] Tasman's crew raised their anchor and left the area, without ever landing ashore.[1]
Decline
By the late 1700s, the Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri faced a new threat from the
In the late 18th century, Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri conflict with
In 1846, a Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
While Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is not currently an autonomous iwi, some members of Ngāti Kuia and Ngāi Tahu descend from Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri.[2] In 2017, people who had Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri ancestry took place in the ceremonies celebrating 375 years since the contact between Tasman's crew and Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Mitchell, John; Mitchell, Hilary (April 2020). "Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri". The Prow: Ngā Kōrero o te Tau Ihu. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Hillary (10 February 2015). "Te Tau Ihu". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, S. Percy (10 February 2015). "HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE MAORIS OF THE WEST COAST, NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND, PRIOR TO 1840". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "First known encounter between Māori and Europeans". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Wilson, John (1 May 2016). "Conflict at Murderers Bay". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ History of Māori of Nelson and Marlborough
- ^ Mitchell, Hillary; Mitchell, John (1996). "Kehu (Hone Mokehakeha): Biographical Notes". Nelson Historical Society Journal. 6 (1). Retrieved 18 September 2021 – via New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.
- ^ Mitchell, Hillary; Mitchell, John (22 March 2017). "Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-9582779-1-4.
- ^ Brunner, Thomas (1952) [First published in 1848]. The Great Journey: an expedition to explore the interior of the Middle Island, New Zealand, 1846–8. Christchurch, New Zealand: Pegasus Press. p. 102.
- ^ "Kehu Peak". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Sivignon, Cherie (1 October 2017). "Commemoration plans of first encounter between Abel Tasman, Māori 375 years ago". Stuff. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Angeloni, Alice (14 November 2018). "Iwi descendant celebrates Abel Tasman in Netherlands". Stuff. Retrieved 18 September 2021.