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Dame Tariana Turia (born 8 April 1944) is a New Zealand politician. She gained considerable prominence during the foreshore and seabed controversy, and eventually broke with her party as a result. She resigned from parliament, and successfully contested a by-election in her former electorate as a candidate of the newly formed Māori Party. She retired from Parliament in 2014. ==Early work== Turia was born in 1944 to an American (probably Native American) father and Māori mother. Her Māori roots are Whanganui, Ngāti Apa, Ngā Rauru, and Tūwharetoa iwi. She is married to George Turia. They have 4 children, 2 whāngai, and 28 grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Before entering politics, she had considerable involvement with a number of Māori organisations, working with Te Puni Kōkiri (the Ministry of Māori Development) and a number of Māori health providers. She also had associations with the Te Kura Kaupapa and kohanga reo movements. :Child adopted though Māori customary practice of adoption within the extended family, or Whānau 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tariana Turia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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