Ngāpuhi

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ngāpuhi , also written Ngā Puhi , is the largest Iwi ( ethnic group ) of the Māori in New Zealand .

Origin of name

The tribe of the Ngāpuhi does not get its name from the relationship to any ancestors, but from an event, the occurrence of which cannot be determined in time. Kareroariki , an expectant mother of the high-ranking tribe, had an appetite for a special food, the heart of a person, due to her pregnancy. Her will was done by sacrificing a young girl of similar rank to hers. The child she gave birth then had three different names: Puhikaiariki , Puhimoanariki and Puhitaniwharau . This resulted in nga for many and puhi formed from the same initial name, composed of ngāpuhi .

Mythology and ancestry

Although the Ngāpuhi tribe does not refer to any of the waka (canoes) known in Māori mythology , other sources indicate that their ancestors are descended from the Ngātokimatawhaorua Waka and Māmari Waka , both of whom came together after Kupe's return from Hawaiki made their way to New Zealand to settle there. Nukutawhiti and his crew reached the area around Hokianga Harbor first on the Ngātokimatawhaorua Waka , followed by Ruanui with the Māmari Waka . Despite disputes, the newcomers of both canoes settled in the greater area around Hokianga Harbor and are considered the ancestors of the Ngāpuhi tribe . According to the ideas of the Ngāpuhi , their "house" consists of the sky as the father, which represents the roof, the earth as the mother, which represents the ground and the mountains in their homeland, which make up the posts of the house.

geography

The tribe's territory ( raw ) extends in the central part of the Northland region , between Hokianga Harbor and Aranga Beach on the west coast, across north from Kerikeri to the east coast, including the Bay of Islands and as far as Whangarei , including Whangarei Harbor . According to the 2013 census, 125,601 people belonged to the Ngāpuhi tribe , of which 53% (66,569 people) came exclusively from the Iwi and 47% from at least one other tribe. The survey also found that 40.3% of the tribe's members lived in Auckland and only 19.9% ​​in Northland .

Significant people from the tribe

Known chiefs ( Chiefs ) of NGAPUHI were Hongi Hika , who was the first tribal leader muskets began and thus helped the tribe to a particularly warlike reputation, and his nephew Hone Heke , who with his multiple successful attacks on Flagstaff Hill in Russell in New Zealand history received.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ngāpuhi - Our Origins . Ngāpuhi , accessed April 7, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Rawiri Taonui : NGAPUHI - Canoes . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand , September 22, 2012, accessed April 9, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Rawiri Taonui : NGAPUHI - NGAPUHI mountains . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand , November 15, 2012, accessed April 9, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 2013 Census iwi individual profiles : Ngāpuhi . Statistics New Zealand , 2013, archived from the original on July 28, 2017 ; accessed on May 4, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).