| | Te Kooti -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki (c.1820 - 1891) was a (The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand) Maori leader and the founder of the Ringatu (A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny) religion. |
 | | On July 4, 1868 Te Kooti led a dramatic prison break, and together with 168 other prisoners seized a sailing ship and set off back to the (The smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait) North Island. |
 | | Te Kooti is the subject of an excellent biography by Judith Binney, Redemption songs: a life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki, Auckland, 1995 and also (Click link for more info and facts about Maurice Shadbolt) Maurice Shadbolt's novel (Click link for more info and facts about Season of the Jew) Season of the Jew |
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