Guardians of Our Lands and Seas / Nga Kaitiaki o te Moana Nui a Kiwa

Location:New Zealand / Aotearoa; Pacific
Subject:Ocean; fishing; navigation
Length:60 minutes
Format:16mm
Hue:Color
Year Released:1994
Series:Tagata Tangata
Director:Hone Edwards
Producer:Poumau Papali'i; Pasifika Knowhow / John Maynard Productions; TVNZ
Distributor:Go Post Production
Library Code:NZFA Ref No. 24714
Description:The sea is both a larder of food and a pathway to new lands. The fisherman has a special place in Polynesian folklore as the provider of fish and as the navigator, the discoverer of new lands. Land is examined as the foundation of genealogy and the starting point for individual, family, tribe, and national identity. In 1995 John Maynard (Executive Producer) and Mona Papalioi (series narrator) deposited the boxes of unused film footage in the Archive of Maori and Pacific Music, University of Auckland. For details, see http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/ethnomusicology/New/TAGATA/Tagata%20Tan gata.htm
Record No:730
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