Whale Jawbone
This whale bone has been left in the sun to bleach. It is part of the scenery at this lovely riverside park in Dargaville. One thin strip of wire secures it to thewall and the other fragments are propped up, loose, beside it. I wonder that no one has taken these. 
posted by Kathleen at 8:14 pm
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Hi Kathleen
If you haven’t seen the film “Whale Rider “I would recommend it and it’s easily available on Video in NZ.
It’s a delightful tale of mysticism and Maori culture set in a small New Zealand coastal village, where the Maori claim descent from a Whale rider.
The Maori tradition is the first born son of the chief succeeds to that rank as would his first born and so on. When twins are born and the boy twin dies prematurely the chief will not accept his granddaughter as a future leader.
Tribal misfortunate are then attributed to his granddaughter, but despite the hostility, his granddaughter remains compassionate towards her grandfather, as she realizes she is confronted with 1,000 years of tradition.
The film is cotemporary story of love and tribal customs and ultimately the young girl’s courage triumphs as she rescues her tribe form a possible apocalyptic end, in a scene connected with the beaching of whales.
The acting of the young girl is simply stunning and it’s a riveting tale.
I actually looked for that in the library yesterday, but it was out. We plan to watch it soon. It was directed by New Zealander Niki Caro. She is also the director of "North Country", the new release about a woman in the States who fought for the right to work in the mines.
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