Angela Wanhalla: 4 books
In/visible Sight
The Mixed-Descent Families of Southern New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
In/visible Sight is a fascinating exploration of a little-known part of our history: the lives of part-Māori, part-Pākehā New Zealanders in the nineteenth century.Focussing on interracial intimacy between Ngāi Tahu and Pākehā settlers, it explores how intermarriage played a key role in shaping...
Matters of the Heart
A History of Interracial Marriage in New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
From whalers and traders marrying into Maori families in the early 19th century to the growth of interracial marriages in the later 20th, Matters of the Heart unravels the long history of interracial relationships in New Zealand. It encompasses common law marriages and Maori customary marriages, alongside...
He Reo Wahine
Maori Women's Voices from the Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
During the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to the Native Land Court to assert their rights. He Reo Wahine is a bold new introduction to the experience...
Mothers' Darlings of the South Pacific
The Children of Indigenous Women and U.S. Servicemen, World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Over the course of World War II, two million American military personnel occupied bases throughout the South Pacific, leaving behind a human legacy of at least 4,000 children born to indigenous mothers. Based on interviews conducted with many of these American-indigenous children and several of the...