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    Matua (baptized Maria Tepano or Marie-Etienne; fl. 1838) was the High Priest (taura tupua) of the island of Mangareva. He served as one of the regents...
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  • the Rapa Nui people Matua (priest) (fl. 1838), High Priest of Mangareva Fred Matua (1984–2012), American football player Henare Matua (c.1838–1894), New...
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    Bebe Matua Bulacus San Agustin (Caingin) Santa Monica (Caingin) Cambasi Malauli Nigui Palimpe Puti Sagrada (Tibagin) San Isidro Anac San Isidro Matua (Poblacion)...
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    turned to war and throwing down each other's statues. 1. Hotu (A Matua), son of Matua (c. 400) 2. Vakai, his wife 3. Tuu ma Heke 4. Nuku (Inukura?) 5....
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    University of Waikato. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024. "Te Poari Matua". Te Kōhanga Reo. Retrieved 17 September 2024. "Kuini Nga wai hono i te...
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    Achoti/Acha'ot and the highest, the ruling Matua/Matao class. Achoti could gain status as Matua, and Matua could be reduced to Achoti, but Manachang were...
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  • "The island towards the sun, above! Go, see the island where King Hotu Matuʻa will go and live!" Englert puts forward the claim that Hiva lies to the...
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    classes: chamorri (chiefs), matua (upper class), achaot (middle class), and mana'chang (lower class).: 20–21  The matua were located in the coastal villages...
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  • settled New Zealand. Ngāti Kuia tradition states that their founding tupuna Matua Hautere, a descendant of Kupe, came to Te Waipounamu in his waka Te Hoiere...
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    Caret, with support of the reigning King Maputeoa and the former high priest Matua, destroyed most of what remained of the indigenous artwork, although...
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  • pioneer of the Dalit movement, along with Harichand Thakur through his Matua involving the Namasudra (Chandala) community in the Bengal Presidency. Dr...
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    tactics of Muslim appeasement, and large scale support of the Rajbongshi and Matua communities for granting Indian citizenship to exclusively non-Muslim Bangladeshi...
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    Tama-te-kapua named his canoe Ngā rākau kotahi puu a Atua Matua (also known as Ngā rākau maatahi puu a Atua Matua or Ngā rākau rua a Atuamatua "the two trunks of...
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    discriminated against. Another pioneer was Harichand Thakur (c. 1812–1878) with his Matua organisation that involved the Namasudra (Chandala) community in the Bengal...
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    Rakahanga until 1926. The first priest, Father Joachim Kerdral, oversaw the building of a church and a small priest's house on leased land. A Catholic...
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    Honoré Laval (category 19th-century French Roman Catholic priests)
    Akamaru and found shelter with a French fisherman. King Maputeoa's uncle, Matua, helped them learn the Mangareva language. Maputeoa himself was converted...
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    with an ariki, king, wielding absolute god-like power ever since Hotu Matua had arrived on the island. The most visible element in the culture was production...
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  • to carry such items, and was manned by priests and chiefs, Uma-kau-oho-mata-kamokamo said that Mahanga-atua-matua was the first canoe to land in New Zealand...
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    attempted to be a "home away from home" for the students who were supported by Mātua Atawhai (kāinga parents). The college assisted students with Te Hikioi,...
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    which were then used by the Torajans as a communication medium with Puang Matua, the Creator. The cosmos, according to aluk, is divided into the upper world...
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    Told for Children. First Collection. begins publication. May 11 – Matua, High Priest (taura tupua) of the Polynesian island of Mangareva, is baptized into...
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    a sequence of very weathered, clay-rich, rhyolitic tephra), part of the Matua Subgroup of the Tauranga Group, which are exposed in coastal terraces of...
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  • was given the name Ngā rākau kotahi puu a Atua Matua (also known as Ngā rākau maatahi puu a Atua Matua, or more simply Ngā rākau rua a Atuamatua - the...
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    made here, famously made by Lillian Borromeo at her restaurant, Kusinang Matua. The cookies are made with arrowroot, sugar, coconut milk and butter and...
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  • 1998−2001 58 2 0 0 8 — — 622 Gavin Lester 1998−2002 40 13 0 0 52 — — 623 Matua Parkinson 1998 1 0 0 0 0 — — 624 Trent Runciman 1998 1 0 0 0 0 — — 625 Willie...
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    delicacy. Is a traditional festival, started during Spanish era by Spanish priest at the beginning of the 16th century. It is celebrated at the UNESCO world...
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    distinct taste. The "calamay sa Jagna" was taught intentionally by a parish priest of Jagna named Rev.Fr. Mariano Gutierrez of the Order of the Augustinian...
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    Almighty in the Torajanese culture of Central Sulawesi is known as "Puang Matua" in Aluk To Dolo belief. A belief that all of the gods are manifestations...
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    tuʻu te nuanua i sakē moʻo teketi mai te fanālua i sakē e ōmai ai naʻi mātuʻa i sakē o fehuki pē ko fea ia Lavelua i sakē pea tala age leva naua i sakē...
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    donated to the Catholic Church and became a cemetery called "Campo Santong Matua" (today the site of Nepomuceno Coliseum). On May 12, 1812, the new settlers...
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