Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 8, 2024 5:27:36 GMT 12
RĀTANA FOLLOWERS COMMEMORATE 100 YRS SINCE PETITION TAKEN AROUND WORLD
Followers of the Rātana faith have today commemorated 100 years since their founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana took a landmark petition around the world.
The document, signed by 30,000 people, called for the Crown to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and demanded redress for land confiscations.
Wiremu Rātana and a group of about 50 kaumātua, children and performers visited more than 60 countries.
He also hoped to present the petition to King George V but the meeting never went ahead.....
www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/07/ratana-followers-commemorate-100-yrs-since-petition-taken-around-world/
Followers of the Rātana faith have today commemorated 100 years since their founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana took a landmark petition around the world.
The document, signed by 30,000 people, called for the Crown to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and demanded redress for land confiscations.
Wiremu Rātana and a group of about 50 kaumātua, children and performers visited more than 60 countries.
He also hoped to present the petition to King George V but the meeting never went ahead.....
www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/07/ratana-followers-commemorate-100-yrs-since-petition-taken-around-world/