Indigenous alterity, sexual indifference? On the enduring separation of mana wahine from mana Māori in cultural anthropology

This kōrero reflects on the treatment of mana wahine within colonial ethnographies, with particular focus on how the 'fecundity' or generativity of mana has been represented and misunderstood. The conversation explores the enduring separation of mana wahine from mana Māori in cultural anthropology, challenging how these concepts have been documented and theorised through colonial frameworks.