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Māori and Indigenous Studies: Books

This Library and Study Guide is to assist students who are studying Māori at the University of Canterbury and Faculty of Education.

Finding Māori Books

Research materials into Te Ao Māori can be found in Macmillan Brown Library. We use the Library of Congress classification system for arrangement.

Every item in the Library has a unique call number which can be found by using the Library Catalogue.

Books which are in high demand for particular courses are held on Restricted Loan. To see the list for your course, type the course code into the Course code search in the Library Catalogue, eg MAOR114

Historical Books

Guide to Call Numbers

Library of Congress Classifications for Māori

DU 412 Māori (General)
DU 412.5 Māori (particular topics)
DU 412.5 .A35 Agriculture
DU 412.5 .B6 Waka-Canoe
DU 412.5 .G6 Government relations
DU 412.5 .P66 Population
DU 412.7 Individual tribes
DU 417-436 Māori (History)
DU 417-418 General New Zealand history to 1840
DU 418.2 Treaty of Waitangi
DU 420 General New Zealand history 1840-1900
DU 421 Māori wars
DU 425 General New Zealand history 1900 on
DU 436 Provincial histories
GR 375 Māori Mythology
PL 6465 Māori Language


Many other areas of the classification system are used for books which are about Māori in contemporary society. The classification letter chosen reflects the subject focus. Here are some examples:

HC Economics
HD 1120 Land issues
HD 1265 Land law
HF Business
HQ Women's issues
K Legal issues
LC 3501 Education
M Music
N 7406 Art
RA Health

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