Ko te mana o te wāhine me ngā rangatira wāhine i te ao Māori

This theme looked at the mana and rangatiratanga of wāhine in pre-colonial society.

See what witnesses had to say about the following sub-themes, inspired by the guide that witnesses used to frame their evidence, Te Arataki (Wai 2700, #3.1.312(b))

• What does ‘mana wāhine’ mean?
  
  
• Expressions of mana wāhine in traditional Māori society
  
  
• Wāhine Māori rangatira
  
  
• The rangatira wāhine who signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  
  
• The rangatira wāhine who were prevented from signing te Tiriti o Waitangi
  
  
• The significance of te whare tangata for the mana of wāhine

Image of Rangitopeora and the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, at the Turner Centre, Kerikeri