Evelyn Stokes
Dame Evelyn Stokes | |
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Stokes in 2003 | |
| Born | Evelyn Mary Dinsdale 5 December 1936 Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 August 2005 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Geographer |
| Known for | Waitangi Tribunal |
| Spouse | Brian Stokes (m. 1964, divorced) |
| Awards | Distinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Waikato |
| Doctoral students | Robyn Longhurst |
Dame Evelyn Mary Stokes DNZM (née Dinsdale; 5 December 1936 – 15 August 2005) was a professor of geography at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and a member of the New Zealand government's Waitangi Tribunal. Throughout her life she worked for recognition of marginalised groups including women and Māori, and she published extensively on New Zealand historical geography and on Māori land issues.