Enjoy these interviews of Ngā Aho Whakaari founders and members from 2013, which were included in The Brown Book iBook Publication.
The Brown Book
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Here is an online version of The Brown Book put together by former Chair, the irrepressible Dr Ella Henry and the lovely and legendary Melissa Wikaire. It is a superb collection of both the history and a guide to working with Māori in Screen Production.
It added content to the previous work called Working with Māori in Screen Production (2012). That book was a companion volume to Te Urutahi Koataata: Working with Māori in Film and Television (2008), written by the very knowledgeable Bradford Haami. It is a more comprehensive guide which is currently available in libraries, though we will see about getting the content online.
Use it to prepare yourself and then get in touch to get your project up and going. This will continue to be updated. (There is a link to a PDF of the original Brown Book below along with Working with Māori in Screen Production.)
Download The Brown Book Download Working With Maori in Screen Production Te Iringa Strategy Report 09
MĀORI SOCIETY: AN OVERVIEW Māori History This appendix is provided to discuss in more detail the origins of Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the development of the unique and distinctive culture that evolved in this country. Māori history was oral and artistic, told through story, genealogical recitation, song, carving. Much of […]
INTRODUCTION This chapter will provide a brief overview of aspects of tikanga Māori, the customs and protocols as they are practiced in contemporary society. The tikanga referred to in this chapter are most often associated with specific kawa or ceremonies, referring to welcome, farewell and other important traditions. It will […]
MĀORI AND THE SCREEN INDUSTRY According to Karetu (1975, p. 31), “Before the coming of the Pākehā (European) to New Zealand, all literature in Māori was oral”. Its transmission to succeeding generations was through a body of oratory. Karetu notes the following types of oratory included: haka [action song]; waiata […]
INTRODUCTION This book has been commissioned and published by ‘Ngā Aho Whakaari, the Association of Māori in Screen Production’ because of its long-term commitment to developing and enhancing the Māori screen industry, as part of a broader agenda for the revitalisation of Māori language, culture and people. This agenda has […]
THE BROWN BOOK Māori in Screen Production Written by Dr. Ella Henry and Melissa Wikaire Published by Ngā Aho Whakaari: Association of Māori in Screen Production Publication Date: July 2013 BLESSING: KARAKIA Tuia e Rangi Te marewa ki runga Tuia e Papatūānuku Te pokopoko ā nuku ki raro Tuia Tangaroa Whakamau […]