Word: paikea
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Niki Cairo’s inspirational story features Keisha Castle-Hughes in the role that made her a star. As Paikea, a young girl of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, Castle-Hughes confronts issues of tradition, family, race and gender in her struggle to prove herself to her grandfather. Free and open to the public. Wednesday at 7 p.m. Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis...
WHALE RIDER. The Whangara people of New Zealand search for a new tribal leader to follow in the legacy of their ancestor Paikea, who was once saved from drowning by riding on the back of a whale. The would-be heir to the title of chief dies during birth, while his twin sister, Pai, survives. A natural leader, Pai grows up striving to overcome the odds of gender oppression in her tribe and engages in a quest for the title of chief. The performance is moving and well acted, although meanings of some tribal references are lost on Western audiences...
WHALE RIDER. The Whangara people of New Zealand search for a new tribal leader to follow in the legacy of their ancestor Paikea, who was once saved from drowning by riding on the back of a whale. The would-be heir to the title of chief dies during birth, while his twin sister, Pai, survives. A natural leader, Pai grows up striving to overcome the odds of gender oppression in her tribe and engages in a quest for the title of chief. The performance is moving and well acted, although meanings of some tribal references are lost on Western audiences...
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