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"The Balance Destroyed was first submitted as a Masters thesis in 1995; and published in 2003 by the International Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education as part of the Mana Wahine Monograph Series. This revised edition includes a new preface and is complemented by the artwork of Robyn Kahukiwa"--Publisher's description

The achievement of authentic being : God, man and universe, a Māori view -- The natural world and natural resources : Māori value systems and perspectives -- Kaitiakitanga : a definitive introduction to the holistic world view of the Māori -- Matauranga Māori, Matauranga Pakeha -- The quest for social justice : he pepeha mo enei ra -- Mental health : a case for reform -- angatiratanga me te Kawanatanga -- Prognosis for the socio-economic future of Maoridom -- 'Te Ara Hou Formula' : the principle of evolution not devolution for the Department of Māori Affairs -- Hui protocols : Ngā Tikanga Whakahaere -- Fisheries Commission Hui.

"This film illustrates the changes the Lepcha of the Dzongu reserve, North Sikkim, have been through in the last 60 years. From the 1940's, the Lepcha of Tingvong village gradually abandoned hunting, gathering and the slash and burn cultivation of dry rice, and became settled agriculturalists. Entire mountains sides were converted to cardamom and terraced for the cultivation of irrigated paddy. The irrigated rice and the cardamom cash crop not only brought the Lepcha within Sikkim's market economy but helped create a surplus which could among other things be invested in religion. In the 1940's, the Lepcha of Tingvong embraced Buddhism and all its complex rituals without however abandoning their strong shamanic traditions. Today, both forms of rituals amiably co-exist in the village. This film is part of a long-term visual anthropology training project for the tribal communities of Sikkim."--Original container

"Te Mātāpunenga sets out the terms and concepts of Māori customary law as they are recorded in traditional Māori accounts and historical records, along with modern interpretations of the terms and concepts, the contexts for their cited uses, etymological information, regional differences, and the manner in which customary concepts have been recognised or modified by the legislative and judicial branches of the New Zealand government since 1840. It provides an authoritative point of reference for those wishing to engage in the ongoing public discourse on the future shape of the legal system of our country"--Publisher information