Description

Queenie, Queenie – Ngā Hine Arikinui, Ngā Hine Kahurangi

Author/artist: Jude Roberts
Photography: Aisha Roberts
‘Queenie, Queenie, so high and so far, one of the moon and one of the star’
Word smith Jude Roberts & photographer Aisha Roberts, collectively weave together lessons from stories of ngā atua wāhine (goddesses/kaitiaki) that include Papa-tūā-nuku, Hine-ahu-one, Hine-tītama, Hine-nui-te-pō, Niwareka, Hineruhi, Rona-whakamau-tai, Pīata.
A glossary attached informs the reader of the genealogical lines of each atua described and their interactions. This book is an easy read and a great introduction into the world of indigenous women – wāhine – genealogical lines and the goddesses that hold sway over the practices associated to their creation.
Format Paperback
Genre fiction Māoritanga
Pūrākau, Tikanga Māori, NZ Indigenous Genealogy, Hītori (history), Poetry, Mythology.
About Author
Jude has written, co-written and edited several books in New Zealand, Aotearoa that target adult distant learning opportunities. ‘Queenie, Queenie’, was completed within her post-graduate degree, He Waka Hirianga, Masters in Indigenous Knowledge, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 2021. Jude’s subject was Ngā Atua Wāhine – practices/protocols.