Parihaka: Plunder and aftermath – Dr Rachel Buchanan in conversation with Hon Mahara Okeroa
'Knowledge Beats Shame’ On 5 November 1881, over 1500 colonial troops and their Māori allies invaded the village of Parihaka near the Taranaki coast. Many people were expelled, buildings destroyed, and rangatira Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi were jailed.
Taranaki kaumātua and Treaty negotiator Hon Mahara Okeroa (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa) and Dr Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa), author of BWB Text Ko Taranaki Te Maunga, at the National Library for the anniversary of te pāhuatanga, the invasion of Parihaka.
Mahara Okeroa grew up at Parihaka and his kuia, Te Ngoungou, was one of te hunga ririki children who met the invading police and soliders in 1881. Rachel and Mahara will discuss their own connection to Taranaki and the lasting impact of confiscation, sharing a kōrero on the apologies and settlements that have taken place since the invasion.
This event will be chaired by Dr Maria Bargh (Te Arawa and Ngati Awa), Head of School, Te Kawa a Māui, Victoria University.
Doors open at 5.30pm. Refreshments will be served after the event. Free entry, no RSVP needed. This event is part of the BWB Winter Series. BWB gratefully acknowledges the support of Creative New Zealand.
SPEAKER
Dr Rachel Buchanan and Hon Mahara Okeroa
ORGANISATION
Bridget Williams Books
VENUE/DATE
National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, 70 Molesworth St, Thorndon, Wellington.
6:00pm Mon 5 November, 2018 - 7:00pm Mon 5 November, 2018