Ranginui Walker
| Ranginui Walker DCNZM | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker 1 March 1932 Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Died |
28 February 2016 (aged 83) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Notable awards | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement |
Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker, DCNZM (1 March 1932 – 28 February 2016) of Māori and Lebanese descent,[1] was an academic and writer living in New Zealand.
Early life
Walker was born in 1932 into a farming family. He was a member of the Whakatōhea tribe of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.[2]
He was educated at St Peter's Maori College, Auckland, Auckland Teachers' Training College and the University of Auckland. He was a primary school teacher for 10 years.[2]
Career and activism
Walker was a member of Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa.
Walker was secretary of the Auckland District Māori Council from 1969 to 1973 and chairman from 1974 to 1990.[2]
He eventually become the Professor and Head of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland.[3]
In 2003 Walker became a member of the Waitangi Tribunal.[4]
Awards and honours
In 2009 he received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement[5]
Prime Minister John Key said Walker was "not only an insightful commentator on important historical and contemporary issues, but was a tireless and passionate advocate for Maori".[2]
Books
Walker published a number of books, including:
- Perceptions and Attitudes of the New Generation of Maoris to Pakeha Domination (1981)
- History of Maori Activism (1983)
- The Treaty of Waitangi (1983)
- The Political Development of the Maori People in New Zealand (1984)
- The Meaning of Biculturalism (1986)
- Nga Mamae o te Iwi Maori: Te Ripoata o te Hui i Turangawaewae (1987)
- Nga Tau Tohetohe The Years of Anger (1987)
- Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou / Struggle Without End (1990)
- Liberating Maori from Educational Subjection (1991)
- Nga Pepa a Ranginui The Walker Papers (1997)
- He Tipua The Life and Times of Sir Apirana Ngata (2001)
- Opotiki-Mai-Tawhiti Capital of Whakatohea (2007)
Notes
- ↑ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30257/ranginui-walkers-whanau
- 1 2 3 4 "Academic and commentator Ranginui Walker dies, aged 83". Stuff.co.nz. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "WALKER, Ranginui", New Zealand Book Council official website. Retrieved Sept, 29, 2006
- ↑ "Professor Ranginui Walker", Waitangi Tribunal official website (Retrieved 17 July 2012)
- ↑ "Previous winners". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
Sources
- Margie Thomson, "Bridging the Gap", Dominion Post, 9 May 2009, "Your Weekend", p. 10.
- Paul Spoonley, Mata Toa: The Life and Times of Ranginui Walker, Penguin, Auckland 2009.
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