He kupu nā te māia

He toikupu, he kaiwhakatūtū hoki a Dr Maya Angelou—ko ana kupu tana rākau, ko te kaikiri, ko te kūare me te ahikauri ana tino hoariri. Ko te tino rongonui pea o ana tuhinga, ko I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), he pukapuka haukiri i kōrerotia rā tōna anō whanaketanga, tae atu ki te pāngia ōna e te kaikiri, e te tūkino, me tana whai ki te whakatinana i tana mana motuhake. E hia kē nei ngā tohu i whakawhiwhia ai ki a Angelou i te wā i a ia, tae atu ki te Presidential Medal of Freedom i te tau 2010, me te BET Honors Award for Literary Arts i te tau 2012. He rite tonu tana tuhi kōrero mō te kaikiri, mō te tohe, mō te whai ora, mō ngā wheako hoki o te wahine me te kirimangu, mā roto i tōna reo ahurei, i ōna whakaaro atamai, me tana tohungatanga ki te tuitui i te whakatuma me te whakatoi, i te aroha me te riri. Nō te tau 1928 whānau mai ai te manu whati māhanga nei, ā, nō te tau 2014 rere atu ai ki tua o te ārai.Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was an iconic American author, poet and civil-rights activist known for her profound literary contributions and influential advocacy. As well as her acclaimed autobiographies, she wrote several volumes of poetry including On the Pulse of the Morning for the inauguration of President Clinton. She held a life-time appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Her enduring legacy continues to inspire generations, reflecting her commitment to social justice, artistic expression and the power of the human spirit.E toru tekau mā whā ngā wāhine i hiki rā i te mānuka nā te pouwahine o Te Panekiretanga, nā Pānia Papa i whakatakoto, kia tū hei kaiwhakamāori mō tēnei kaupapa. I te pukapuka nei rangona ai ko te reo o tēnei tira wāhine Māori, me ōna kanorautanga. Me pēwhea e kore ai—nō ngā pito katoa o te motu te tira nei, mai i te Ara a Kewa, tae atu rā ki te raki, ki te Hiku o Te Ika. Kuia mai, māmā mai, rangatahi mai, teina mai, tuakana mai, katoa ngā Ika a Whiro nei nō ngā rangapū ngahuru mā whā o te whare o reo kia tika, kia rere, kia Māori. Ko ētahi he pouako, he kaitito, he kaimahi kāwanatanga, he kaipakihi, he toki hākinakina, he ringa toi, he kaihaka, he kaipāpāho, he rōia, he kaiwhakatere waka. Heoi anō, ko te katoa he aroha nui ki te reo Māori, ā, kua whakapeto ngoi, kua whakaheke werawera i roto i ngā tau ki te whakapakari i ō rātou reo, e tū ai rātou hei tuarā mō tēnei reo puiaki nei i roto i ā rātou mahi katoa, i roto hoki i ō rātou kāinga.Kei ōku tuākana o Te Panekiretanga, mō koutou i whakaatu i te rerehua me te motuhaketanga o tō tātou reo ki te ao, e kore e mutu ngā mihi.From 2004–2019, Sir Tīmoti Kāretu, Dr Wharehuia Milroy and Sir Pou Temara selected cohorts of fluent speakers from around the motu to take part in Te Panekiretanga o te Reo – an intensive series of wānanga delivered through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, with excellence in language and cultural practices at its heart. In this volume a group of Ika a Whiro wāhine – female graduates of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo – rise to the challenge of breathing te reo Māori into a selection of key poems by Maya Angelou.