History of Transracial Adoption: A New Zealand Perspective

Autor/in	Newman, Erica
Titel	History of Transracial Adoption: A New Zealand Perspective
Quelle	In: American Indian Quarterly, 37 (2013) 1-2, S.237-257 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-182X
DOI	10.1353/aiq.2013.0010
Schlagwörter	Adoption; Parents; Foreign Countries; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Federal Legislation; Laws; History; Cultural Differences; Whites; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Ausland; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Bundesrecht; Law; Recht; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Kultureller Unterschied; White; Weißer; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article explores the New Zealand legal history of adoption and the effect it has had on Maori. The status of children within Maori and European societies before and during the early contact periods differed, and it is from here that the author begins this article. These two societies had their own terms in relation to the care of children by those who were not the biological parents. Europeans use the term "adopt," while Maori use the term "whangai." Although these terms relate to the care of children by those who are not the biological parents, they possess different ideals. Due to these differences, European society was faced with challenges when informally adopting a child. These challenges led to the establishment of the 1881 Adoption of Children Act. While this act initially had no effect on the practice of "whangai," by 1901 the Native Land Act required "whangai" to be registered and then recorded in the "New Zealand Gazette." Over time a number of changes made to adoption laws that affected Maori were based on the issue of who had rights to land succession. (Contains 79 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10