Hēni Te Kiri Karamū

Hēni Te Kiri Karamū (1840 – 24 June 1933), known sometimes as Hēni Pore (anglicised as Jane Foley, after her second husband's surname),[1], was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, teacher, warrior and interpreter. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Uenukukōpako and Te Arawa iwi. She was born in Kaitaia, New Zealand, in 1840.[2]

Te Kiri Karamu and her family fought in the Invasion of the Waikato and the Tauranga campaign of 1863 and 1864 among Ngāti Koheriki (Tainui). She was the only woman present at the Battle of Gate Pā (1864).[1]

References
  1. Prickett, Nigel (2004). "MAORI CASUALTIES AT PUKEHINAHINA (GATE PA), 29 APRIL 1864". Records of the Auckland Museum. 41: 37–52. ISSN 1174-9202.
  2. Oliver, Steven. "Heni Te Kiri Karamu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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