Ngahuia Te Awekotuku | |
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.jpg) Te Awekotuku in 2010 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Māori Studies |
| Institutions | Victoria University of Wellington, Waikato University |
| Doctoral students | Mere Whaanga, Ngarino Ellis |
| Notable works | Mau Moko: the world of Maori tattoo |
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku MNZM (born 1949) is a New Zealand academic specialising in Māori cultural issues and a lesbian activist.[1] In 1972, she was famously denied a visa to visit the United States on the basis of her sexuality.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "5. – Lesbian lives – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.