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Tame iti biography of donald


Iti is an artist, actor, poet, entrepreneur, beekeeper, gardener, father and grandfather.

  • Iti tells his own story: from growing up in his beloved Urewera, and his role in organisation Ngā Tamatoa, to heroes (Rua Kenana, Che Guevara), moko, match-.
  • Tāme Wairere Iti (born 1952) is a New Zealand Māori activist, artist, actor and social worker.
  • Tame is well-known in this very political space and for fighting for Māori and Tūhoe rights.
  • He is anti-drugs, does not drink alcohol, does not smoke.

    • Tāme Wairere Iti (born 1952) is a New Zealand Māori activist, artist, actor and social worker.!

    Tāme Iti

    Māori activist and artist (born 1952)

    Tāme Iti

    Iti in 2009

    Born

    Tāme Wairere Iti


    1952 (age 72–73)

    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    Occupations
    • Activist
    • artist
    • social worker
    Years active1972–present
    Political partyMāori Party
    Spouse

    Ann Fletcher

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    (before 1980)​
    PartnerMaria Steens (since 1997)
    Children3
    AwardsArts Foundation Laureate Award

    Tāme Wairere Iti (born 1952) is a New Zealand Māori activist, artist, actor and social worker.

    Of Ngāi Tūhoe descent, Iti rose to prominence as a member of the protest group Ngā Tamatoa in 1970s Auckland, becoming a key figure of the Māori protest movement and the Māori renaissance. Since then, he has become a renowned activist for the rights of Māori and the process of co-governance and decolonisation.

    A native speaker of Te Reo Māori, Iti grew up at Ruatoki in Te Urewera, where he was barred from speaking Māori in