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"A peoples tradition is their backbone" Using illustrations from the whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera,write an essay in support of this statement.

      

"A peoples tradition is their backbone" Using illustrations from the whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera,write an essay in support of this statement.

  

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Martin
Most communities have their practices which define their societal standards.In the Whale Rider,the traditions define the peoples life.

Inheritance
It is a tradition that the eldest son should be the heir in the society.The eldest grandson and Pararoungi to Koro Apirana reports that his wife has given birth t o a girl as the first born. Koro Apirana reacts" a girl" said with disgust.I will have nothing to do with her.She has broken the male line of descent in our tribe'.The great grandfather expected his grandson,to get who would have been his heir as traditions demanded

Leadership
According to the Maori customs, a girl does not have a right in leadership.In the text,Koro Apirana could not reconcile his traditional beliefs about Maori leadership and rights with Kahu's birth.By Maori customs,Leadership was hereditary and normally the mentle of prestige fell from the eldest son.Except that in this case there was an eldest daughter. Koro Apirana could be heard saying "she won't be any good to me.........'No good I won't having anything to do with her.


Naming
It is tradition that a girl should not be named as a man.After a great grand child is born, she was named Kahutia Te Rangi-a man's name.This was the name of the ancestors in the village.The old man was against the ideas he felt that naming a girl after a founder of a village was belittling Kahutia. He would always say to the Nani flowers "you stopped out of line dear,you should have done it.

When a child is born the after birth cord is buried at the child's ancestral village. Kahu's after birth cord is put on the earth in Maori village.The birth code is brought back to Gisbone on the plane and placed in sight Kahutia Te Rangi after whom Kahu has been named.This was meant that the great ancestor,'always watch over her.

In conclusion,traditions are what peope do and believe as evidence in the whale rider.
marto answered the question on October 11, 2017 at 13:35


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