Anne Salmond

Dame Anne Salmond, DBE, Fellow RSNZ (born 1945) is a noted New Zealand historian, anthropologist and writer. She and her husband, Jeremy, live in Auckland and have three children. She is currently writing a book about the impact of Polynesia on Captain Cook.

Career

Dame Anne Salmond is Professor of Maori Studies and Anthropology at the University of Auckland, where she is also a Pro-Chancellor.

For many years she worked closely with Eruera and Amiria Stirling, noted elders of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngati Porou. Their collaboration led to three books:

* a) "Hui: A Study of Maori Ceremonial Gatherings" (1971-72) - awarded the Elsdon Best memorial gold medal for distinction in Maori ethnology in 1976
* b) "Amiria", which won a Wattie Book of the Year Award in 1977
* c) "Eruera: Teachings of a Maori Elder" won first prize in the Wattie Book of the Year Awards in 1981

Dame Anne's major work, "Two Worlds: First Meetings Between Maori and Europeans 1642-1772" was published in 1991. "Between Worlds: Early Exchanges Between Maori and Europeans 1773-1815" followed on from this work.

Dame Anne Salmond has also served on the boards of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and the Museum of New Zealand.In 2000 she was appointed to the board of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Honours

In 1988 she received the CBE for services to literature and the Maori people and in 1990 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. In 1995 she became a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to New Zealand history.

External links

*http://www.edgenz.com/whoweare/Education/Index.asp
*http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=13835
*http://www.transitofvenus.auckland.ac.nz/explorations/dame_anne.html
*http://www.historic.org.nz/news/media_releases/2000_12_13.html
*http://www.ihaveadream.org.nz/doc/Dame%20Anne%20Salmond.pdf