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• mana whenua

  (noun) territorial rights, power from the land - power associated with possession and occupation of tribal land. The tribe's history and legends are based in the lands they have occupied over generations and the land provides the sustenance for the people and to provide hospitality for guests.   (Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 6;) See also mana.