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Kāterina Mataira

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New Zealand Māori language advocate, artist and writer (1932-2011)

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Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language led to the growth of Kura Kaupapa Māori in New Zealand.

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Awards 6

2011Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎
2009Linguapax Prize
2001Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards
1998Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
1997University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence
1996honorary doctor of the University of Waikato

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About this person

Country
New Zealand
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2011 · aged 78
Wikipedia
7 languages

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