Tame Horomona deer

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Tame Horomona deer

Tame Horomona Rehe (* May 7, 1884 in Waikaripi , Chatham Island , † March 19, 1933 in Manukau , Owenga , Chatham Island ), known in English as Tommy Solomon , was a farmer on the Chatham Islands and the last surviving Moriori in New Zealand , the did not come from a mixed marriage . With his death, the Moriori people wereofficially considered extinct.

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Tame Horomona Rehe was born on May 7, 1884 as the only surviving child of Rangitapua Horomona Rehe and Ihimaera Te Teira in Waikaripi on Chatham Island . His parents were members of the Owenga and Otonga tribes. In 1897 he left primary school to help his father in the countryside.

On September 30, 1903, he married Ada Fowler , who came from the Iwi Ngāi Tahu of Arowhenua . There were no children from the marriage. Tame Horomona Rehe became a sheep farmer and expanded his farm near Manukau Point in the southeast of the main island to 1,800 acres with 7,000 sheep. His father and wife died in 1915. A year later, on October 21, 1916, he married his wife's niece. You should raise five children.

In 1924 he joined the political-religious Rātana movement . Guests who came to the Chathams to study Moriori history and investigate were always referred to him, and Moriori descendants saw him as their community leader . Through his commitment, he promoted the sport on the islands, which brought him additional recognition. His fame was also supported by his appearance and his stately stature, always dressed in a dark suit. Weight information about him fluctuated between 22 and 30 stones (140-190 kg).

Tame Horomona Dehe died on March 19, 1933 of pneumonia and heart failure. In his honor, a life-size statue was placed as a memorial at the end of the road to Manukau Point in the southeast of Rekohu Island .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Passing of a Race - The Moriori people - sole survivor dead . In: Frank Gifford (Ed.): The Evening Post . Volume CXV, Issue 66 . Wellington March 20, 1933, p.  6 (English, online [accessed July 6, 2011]).
  2. ↑ Michael King : Solomon, Tommy . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography , accessed July 6, 2011 .
  3. ^ History - Tommy Solomon memorial . Kiwi Favorites Ltd. , archived from the original on May 26, 2010 ; accessed on September 16, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).

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personal data
SURNAME Deer, Tame Horomona
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Solomon, Tommy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION last surviving Moriori in New Zealand
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Waikaripi, Chatham Island, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1933
Place of death Manukau, Owenga, Chatham Island, New Zealand