Other Religions
Te Atua, Henare
Te Atua was the son of Maori aristocrats. As a young child he was given to his relatives Miriama Hineinukua and Hoani Waikata as a tamaiti whangai. He was educated by students of two of ... [more]
Te Hau, Matiu Te Auripo
Te Hau was born the son of William Turakiuta Cooper and Koparepare Matiu. His mother was unable to keep him, and he was given to her sister, Aporina, and her husband, Waea Te Hau, as a tama... [more]
Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki
Te Kooti was named Akirangi in a prophecy by Te Toiroa foretelling his birth. According to the prophecy if Te Turuki had a child who died, followed by Te Rangipatahi having a child who live... [more]
Te Kurapa, Hikawera
Te Kurapa was the third of five children born to Te Tuhera Te Kurapa and his wife Matahera. As a young child he was given to his mother's cousin, Te Whenuanui II (also known as Rangiteremau... [more]
Trokosi
Among the Ewe and Dangme people of Ghana (and to a lesser extent, in Benin, Nigeria and Togo), traditional religious beliefs have given rise to the practice of trokosi, literally "slav... [more]
Waaka, Te Kari
Waaka was born at Poroporo, the son of Te Wiremu Tamati Waaka and Whakaki Hiki. His mother died while he was a young boy and he was sent as a tamaiti whangai to his father's relatives. In 1... [more]
X, Malcolm
Malcolm Little was born in the American South. His father, a Christian minister, was murdered by white racists in 1931. Several years later, because of their great poverty, and her mental i... [more]
