US Marines learning Māori dance

US Marines Private William Kelliher and Corporal Ray Rodgers are taught how to dance by Gisborne Māori, Christmas 1942.

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US Marines learning Māori dance, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/us-marines-learning-maori-dance, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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Nick Tupara Posted: 25 Sep 2011

The women on the far left is my aunty Peggy Kaua. She is acknowledge, still today, for her skill in kapahaka

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