Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku
Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku | |
|---|---|
Te Awekōtuku in 2019 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Māori studies |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Mere Whaanga, Ngarino Ellis |
| Notable works | Mau Moko: the world of Maori tattoo |
Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku MNZM (born 1949) is a New Zealand academic specialising in Māori cultural issues and a lesbian activist. In 1972, she was famously denied a visa to visit the United States on the basis of her sexuality.