Te Wairākau
Te Wairākau was a Māori woman from the Ngāti Te Ata sub-tribe (hapū) of the Waikato tribe (iwi) of New Zealand.
Te Wairākau signed the Treaty of Waitangi in late March or early April 1840, at the Waikato Heads. She was one of only a few Māori women to sign the treaty.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Te Wairākau". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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- Ngāti Te Ata
- Signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi
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