A kuia of the Ngati Raukawa tribe, Horowhenua. Eldest daughter of Teone and Pirihiria McGregor of Foxton. Married Nicola Sciascia in 1882, at Foxton. They had 11 children.
Sciascia, Riria, 1857-1938
Makirika, Riria, 1857-1938
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Manuscript
Old Horowhenua notebook recording data for Adkin's book Horowhenua
Date: 1948
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries
Reference: MS-Papers-0261-34/05
Description: Includes notes, sketches and some clippings (obituaries) about various Maori personalities, pa sites (fortified villages), kainga (villages), pa-tuna (eel weirs), and details of a multitude of Maori artefacts mainly from the Horowhenua area. Other Titles - Horowhenua Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Manuscript
Genealogies
Date: [1930-1950]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-01
Description: Twenty-eight tables of genealogy including Taikapurua, Watana Akitu, Te Ahu Karamu, Hone Makimereni, Kingi Puihi (Te Rangiotu), Wiremu Te Aweawe, Winiata and Nicholson families, Hori Wirihana, Ngati Raukawa, Te Hakeke (Ngati Apa), Utiku Hapeta, Major Kemp, Enoka Te Wano, Arapata te Hiwi, Manahi te Hiakai, Waretini Tuainuku, Emily Broughton, meeting houses, Riria Makirika (Sciascia), Kipa Roera, Ngati Tara and Rangitane, Te Ao family, Te Rau-o-te-rangi, Pomare, Te Rauparaha, Parata and Bevan families and loose notes Quantity: 1 folder(s).