What have Maori been protesting about? What has been achieved? This book provides an overview of the contemporary Maori protest 'movement', a summary of the rationale behind the actions, and a wonderful collection of photographs of the action u the protests, the marches and the toil behind the scenes. And it provides a glimpse of the fruits of that protest u the Waitangi Tribunal and the opportunity to prepare, present and negotiate Treaty settlements; Maori language made an official language; Maori-medium education; Maori health providers; iwi radio and, in 2004, Maori television.
What have Maori been protesting about? What has been achieved? This book provides an overview of the contemporary Maori protest 'movement', a summary of the rationale behind the actions, and a wonderful collection of photographs of the action u the protests, the marches and the toil behind the scenes. And it provides a glimpse of the fruits of that protest u the Waitangi Tribunal and the opportunity to prepare, present and negotiate Treaty settlements; Maori language made an official language; Maori-medium education; Maori health providers; iwi radio and, in 2004, Maori television.
Aroha Harris (Nga Puhi, Te Rarawa) is a writer, researcher and historian. She is a three-time finalist in the Awards for Maori Writers. Henry Campbell uses a funky and interesting style of illustration, building up a very textured picture with bright colours, lots of detail and plenty of hidden objects for children to pick out as they read. His work is certain to delight any reader.
"'At least one lesson of Hikoi 2004 is clear: rather than never repeating, history is fated to repeat, and repeat again, until its lessons are learned.' - Aroha Harris"
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