Aue`anga Ngakau - Silent Tears. The impact of colonisation on traditional adoption lore in the Cook Islands: Examining the status of Tamariki `Angai and their entitlements

The traditional adoption practice of tamariki `āngai was widely practiced in the Cook Islands by our ancestors. Tamariki `āngai is the highest respected gift that anyone could ever give to a close relative. Commonly a grandchild is gifted to his or her grandparents by their biological parents as t...

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Main Author: Charlie-Puna, Diane (Author)
Other Authors: Ka'ai, Tania (Contributor), Ka'ai-Mahuta, Rachael (Contributor)
Format: Others
Published: Auckland University of Technology, 2018-06-06T02:54:28Z.
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