biography
| name: |
Te Puea, Princess Herangi
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pronunciation:
[tay pooa]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1883–1952)
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| biography:
| Maori leader, born in Waikato, New Zealand. Of chiefly rank and a skilled organizer, from 1911 she began to acquire influence within the Maori nationalist movement, Kingitanga. By 1930 she had built it into a major instrument for the social and cultural rehabilitation of the Maori, and for the settlement of grievances arising from colonial rule. |
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