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The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newb...

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Corporate Authors: ApolloMedia (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), NZ On Air, New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Film Production Fund, Pandora Film (Firm), South Pacific Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Barnett, John, 1945-, Caro, Niki, Caro, Niki, 1967-, Castle-Hughes, Keisha, 1990-, Coulson, David, Coulson, David, 1948-, Curtis, Cliff, 1968-, Gerrard, Lisa, Haughton, Vicky, House, Rachel, Huebner, Frank, Hübner, Frank, Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-, Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-, Narbey, Leon, Narbey, Leon, 1947-, Paratene, Rawiri, Roa, Grant, 1974-, Sanders, Tim, Sanders, Tim (Film producer), Taumaunu, Mana, Taumaunu, Mana, 1989-
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002
Culver City, Calif. : [2003], ©2002
Edition:Special ed
Subjects:
Chiefdoms > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama
Feature films > New Zealand
Grandparent and child > New Zealand > Whangarei > Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Whales > Drama
Chiefdoms
Grandparent and child
Maori (New Zealand people)
Whales
New Zealand > Whangara
Feature films
Drama
Fiction films
Film adaptations

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University of Chicago

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Call Number: PR9639.3.I5W48 2003

Duke University

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Call Number: DVD 3426

Columbia University

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Call Number: DVD PR9639.3.I5 W48 2003g

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