Dr Raukura Roa - Kapa Haka and Revitalization of Māori language

September 5, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Center for Korean Studies Auditorium Add to Calendar

Kapa Haka or Māori Performing Arts is crucial for the revitalization of the Māori language. Kapa Haka is an art form used to express Māori culture, worldview, and struggles through performance and the medium of the Māori language. Kapa Haka showcases the creative genius of Māori poets, composers, choreographers, musicians, singers, and dancers. This presentation is an introduction to Kapa Haka and its importance to the revitalization of Māori language. Te Raukura affiliates with Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura, and Ngāti Korokī-Kahukura. She received a PhD in linguistics and Māori from the University of Waikato, and she was the Te Wheke a Toi Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Waikato. She is a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence with the Māori Program in the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures at UH Mānoa for the 2012-2013 academic. Dr Roa has particular expertise in performing arts and brings many other special skills and experience with her to enrich the Māori Program.


Ticket Information
Free and open to the public

Event Sponsor
Center for Pacific Islands Studies and Māori Program with the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Katherine Higgins, 956-2658, khiggins@hawaii.edu

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