Miriama Te Pourewa was of Ngāti-Kohanga, a sub-tribe of Rongowhakaata; she was a sister of Rangiwhaitiri, and she was a maiden who was specially set apart.
Biographical sources
- Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha: The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. Apirana Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 2. Wellington, N.Z.: Published for the Polynesian Soc. by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1961. 19.
Music
- "He Waiata Na Te Puhi Mo Tona Haranga/A Song By A Maiden About Her Misconduct." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha: The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. Apirana Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 2. Wellington, N.Z.: Published for the Polynesian Soc. by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1961. 18-19. Rpt. in English as "Song By A Puhi For Her Wrongdoing." In "Songs From The Māori." Trans. Allen Curnow and R. S. Oppenheim. Landfall 16 (1962): 20-21.