Ko ngā atua whāea, ko ngā tīpuna whāea, ko te tīmatanga o te mana wahine anō hoki
Ka tiro tēnei kaupapa ki ngā kōrero mō ngā atua whāea me tā rātou auaha i te ao o ngā wāhine ināianei.
Pānuitia ngā kōrero a ngā kaiwhakaatu e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa iti e whai ake nei, i whakaohoohotia e te ārahi i whakamahia e ngā kaiwhakaatu hei waihanga i ā rātou taunakitanga,Te Arataki (Wai 2700, #3.1.312(b)):
- Ko wai ō tātou atua whāea, ā, he aha ngā āhuatanga me ngā kōrero??
- Ka ako tātou i te aha i ngā kōrero tuku iho mō ngā atua whāea?hat can we learn from traditional narratives about atua whāea?
- Kua waihangatia anōtia ēnei kōrero mō ngā atua whāea i te hipanga o te wā? Mēnā āe, he pēhea?
- He pēhea ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā kōrero i waihangatia anōtia rānei e whakarato ai i te tauira mō te mana me te tūnga o ngā wāhine Māori i te pāpori Māori i mua i te tau 1840, ā, ināianei hoki?