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	IHIMAERA, Witi
		IHIMAERA, Witi (Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler) (1944–), novelist, short story writer, anthologist and librettist, was born in Gisborne.
		Ihimaera was interested in writing from an early age, and recalls scrawling stories across the whole wall of his room at the family farm at Whakarau.
		Central to Ihimaera’s fiction is the fact that the kaupapa he writes to has as its central goal the interpretation and reinterpretation of the concerns of the *iwi from the viewpoint of the past.
	www.bookcouncil.org.nz /writers/ihimaerawiti.html (1746 words)

	Witi Ihimaera - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler (born 1944), generally known as Witi Ihimaera, is a New Zealand author, and is often regarded as the most prominent Maori writer alive today.
		Ihimaera was born near Gisborne, a town in the east of New Zealand's North Island.
		He began to work as a diplomat at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973, and served at various diplomatic posts in Canberra, New York, and Washington, D.C. Ihimaera remained at the Ministry until 1989, although his time there was broken by several fellowships at Otago University and Victoria University of Wellington.
	www.free-definition.com /Witi-Tame-Ihimaera.html (204 words)

	Knitting Circle Witi Ihimaera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Like many Maori at the time, Witi Ihimaera was not brought up speaking Maori but studied it at Victoria University of Wellington which he attended as a part-time student from 1969.
		A magical, mythical work about a young girl whose relationship with a whale ensures the salvation of her village, it is, says Witi Ihimaera, the work of his 'that the Maori community accepts best'.
		Described by Witi Ihimaera as an attempt to write a Maori western, this 'exuberant novel É with a New Zealand brand of magical realism' recounts the rivalry between two great Maori families of shearers and sportsmen and women spanning the period from World War 1 to the 1990s.
	myweb.lsbu.ac.uk /stafflag/witiihimaera.html (1425 words)

	Biography for Sir Witi Ihimaera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ihimaera is Maori for Ishmael, which was given to his ancestor upon the arrival of the Missionaries over a century ago.
		However, Smiler is derived from the mispronounciation of Ihimaera.
		Best friend was Taunoa Kohere, the late New Zealand poet, to whom Witi dedicates many of his books.
	indie.imdb.com /Bio?Ihimaera,+Sir+Witi (162 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Whale Rider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But the basis for that film was Witi Ihimaera's magical, lore-laden novel "Whale Rider," a bittersweet story about a Maori girl and her mysterious destiny.
		Not a lot of books and movies handle the Maori, who are the native people of New Zealand, and Ihimaera does an excellent job of conveying the creation myths, a handful of traditions, and the danger to it now (illustrated by Rawiri's journeys to Australia and Papua New Guinea).
		Told with an insider's perspective, both the uncle in the story and the author are Maori, Ihimaera uses phrases of Maori language authenticated in the glossary.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0152050167?v=glance (2421 words)

	'The Uncle's Story: A Novel (Talanoa Contemporary Pacific Literature)' by Witi Tame Ihimaera - Poetry Connection
		'The Uncle's Story: A Novel (Talanoa Contemporary Pacific Literature)' by Witi Tame Ihimaera - Poetry Connection
		as Witi Ihimaera takes the reader on a wild and action-packed ride of plot twists and character development.
		Similar to Whale Rider, in that it's a coming of age (coming out of the closet?) story of a young Maori fighting against the bias and proud traditions of one's tribal family.
	www.poetryconnection.net /ItemId/0824825764 (172 words)

	The Uncles Story A Novel Talanoa Contemporary Pacific Literature Supersite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Specials on Uncle's Story - The Uncle's Story: A Novel (Talanoa Contemporary Pacific Literature.
		The Uncle's Story: A Novel (Talanoa Contemporary Pacific Literature) Witi Tame Ihimaera The,Uncle's,Story:,A,Novel,(Talanoa.
		Literature * Construction of an Identity Discourse - Approach to Literature.
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