Iwi
Subtitle: aspects of pre-European Maori culture through proverb, image & verse
By: Maria Eriksen-Sohos ; foreword by Dame Georgina Kirby.
Contributors: (see bibliography)
Publisher: Reed Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs.; Art, Maori.; Philosophy, Maori.
First sentence: Prior to the arrival of European settlers in Aotearoa, there existed a structured and organised society of  indigenous people whose lives were closely aligned to the cycles and seasons of the cosmos.  This race of migratory adventurers called "Maori" had themselves voyaged across the uncharted Pacific Ocean, navigating by the stars, moon and winds.

E kore au e ngaro; he kakano i ruiruia mai i Rangiatea.
I will never be lost; the seed was sown even in Rangiatea (the island known as Hawaiki, the original homeland of the Maori)
Description: The author and artist enters a world of self-discovery with a sense of gratitude to those who have guided and assisted the evolution process; Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa, the Maori of New Zealand. Enter pre-European NZ and discover their beauty through the eyes and narrative of author/artist Maria Eriksen-Sohos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 79).