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Conflicts of redistribution in contemporary Maori society: leadership and the Tainui settlement

journal of the Polynesian Society • 112 (3) • Published In 2003 • Pages: 260-279

By: Meijl, Toon van.

Abstract
In 1995, The Tainui were the first Maori group to sign a major settlement of their historic grievances against the New Zealand government as the result of the confiscation of their lands and natural resource by the government at the end of the war between the two principals in 1860-1864. This article examines '...what went wrong in the aftermath of the settlement and some of the structural causes of political conflicts within the Tainui Conferation, trying to disentangle the essentialised meanings of 'traditionalist' arguments concerning tribal leadership in relation to the 'modern' arguments for the introduction of democracy within the tribe' (p. 261).
Subjects
External relations
Real property
Kindreds and ramages
Tribe and nation
Chief executive
Political movements
Administration
Peacemaking
Ingroup antagonisms
culture
Maori
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
1982-1983, 1987-1988
Coverage Date
1858-1999
Coverage Place
Tainui Maori, North Island, New Zealand
Notes
Toon van Meijl
for bibliographical references see document 14
LCCN
08012644
LCSH
Maori (New Zealand people)