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Which Māori prophet, who survived a shipwreck and was unjustly exiled to the Chatham Islands, founded the Ringatū faith — meaning 'upraised hand' — which remains practiced today?
Answer: Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki — Te Kooti founded Ringatū in 1868 after a series of visions during his imprisonment; its name derives from the distinctive gesture of raising the hand during services, a practice continued by thousands of adherents today.
- A Te Ua Haumēne
- B Tāwhiao
- C Te Whiti-o-Rongomai
- D Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki ✓
Te Kooti founded Ringatū in 1868 after a series of visions during his imprisonment; its name derives from the distinctive gesture of raising the hand during services, a practice continued by thousands of adherents today.