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I am a female Kiwi living in Sydney. I'm doing a short presentation in 2 weeks and would like to give my audience an appreciation of the haka by explaining the legend behind Ka Mate. I would like to perform it at the end of the presenation but I'm not sure of the protocol with women performing Ka Mate. I also would like the audience to be able to participate. I don't want to offend our culture. Can I have some advice. Thanks
Posted - 18/01/2010 : 4:49:13 a.m.There are several stories, from various tribal traditions, connected to various old haka which incorporate variations of the words of Ka Mate: canoe-hauling, Maui slowing the sun, at weddings, as a peace-making chant: and in more recent times Te Rauparaha's escape at Motuopuhi c.1810, the Ngati Toa withdrawal from Kawhia 1820, Grace's unification of Tuwharetoa factions in the 1850s, the Ngati Kahungunu welcome of the Royal couple in 1901 and its use in bayonet charges in Gallipoli 1915 and North Africa 1942.
A 1901 photo of the Kahungunu warriors shows their haka being led by a woman brandishing a taiaha.