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[[File:witi.png|200px|thumb|left|Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler]]

==Country==

New Zealand

==Birth - Death==

1944 -

==Occupation==

Writer

==Notable Achievements==

Distinguished Companion New Zealand Order of Merit

==Description==

Famed writer of Maori descent, became a member of the Foreign Office and Consul General in New York.  As the first published Moari novelist in history, he is also a short story writer and co-editor of an anthology of Maori writings.  Latest books reflect on life as a gay person in Maori culture.  Former Professor and Distinguished Creative Fellow in Maori Literature at the University of Auckland (1990-2010).  Also known as Witi Ihimaera.

==See Also==

* [[New Zealand Order of Merit]]
* [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]]
* [[Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/Ihimaera,%20Witi
* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/282478/Witi-Ihimaera
* http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioi1/ihimae01.html

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