Stories written by Maori women in their own words, this beautiful book is a clear celebration of te mana o nga wahine maori. It is a rich, powerful exposition exploring the realities of Maori women's lives. Table of contents: * He Haka ma te Wahine (Mihipeka Edwards) * Introductions: Te Ihi, Te Wehi, Te Mana o nga Wahine Maori (Kathie Irwin) * Te Timatanga (Mihipeka Edwards) * Aunty Hilda and Granny Roka / Tiny as a Piwakawaka / Tipuna Wahine Toa / Taranaki Aunties (Teremoana Pehimana) * Know the Roots that Hold You (Deirdre Nehua) * 'Get Real' (Paparangi Reid) * Mauri Oho, Mauri Ora (Hinemona Awatere) * Ruth / Priorities (Bub Bridger) * Broken Peace-s (Mereana Pitman) * Whaia e Koe te iti Kahurangi (Everdina Fuli) * Daddy and Me (Powhiri Rika-Heke) * Wongie / Charlie / Baby in Wellington / No Karakia (Hinewirangi) * everyone can see / love me / in the night / they pretend / it's enough / that Maori girl / Papatuanuku / in her mouth (Roma Potiki) * What Counts as Difference and What Differences Count: Gender, Race and the Politics of Difference (Patricia Johnston and Leonie Pihama) * Something Important (Patricia Grace) * Dear Mrs Government (Keri Kaa) * Taku Heitiki Pounamu (Piatarihi Yates) * Coming Right / O Tatou Roimata / Ka Kite / They've Taken Away Our Hongi (Briar Grace Smith) * Car Waiting / Going Back There (Briar Grace Smith) * Own the Past and Create the Future (Irihapeti Ramsden) * Maori Women in Educational Policy, 1960 - 1991: A Discourse Analysis (Elizabeth McKinley) * Arohanui / On Kaiti Hill (Monica Ratcliffe) * Seek the Seeds for the Greatest Good of All People (Dame Mira Szaszy).