Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 4, 2019 17:05:05 GMT 12
AN IWI NEARLY EXTINCT RECLAIM IDENTITY THROUGH TREATY SETTLEMENT
The people of Ngāti Hinerangi will reach a milestone 15 years in the making today when it signs its deed of settlement with the crown, but the journey it has taken to get there has not been an easy one.
The Matamata-based iwi suffered great loss through crown land confiscations, becoming virtually landless in both the Tauranga Moana and Waikato areas of their tribal rohe.
"We were almost extinct. We didn't know we were Ngāti Hinerangi," she said.
"It took one of our kaumātua to actually say, 'This is not right, Ngāti Hinerangi is an iwi, and we need to get our people to understand that', which we did."
The settlement redress will include $8.1 million, a crown apology and the transfer of five properties including land currently occupied by Manuwaru School and the Matamata Police Station.
The Deed of Settlement also provides for the vesting of 14 sites, including the Wairere Falls property.......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/388445/an-iwi-nearly-extinct-reclaim-identity-through-treaty-settlement
The people of Ngāti Hinerangi will reach a milestone 15 years in the making today when it signs its deed of settlement with the crown, but the journey it has taken to get there has not been an easy one.
The Matamata-based iwi suffered great loss through crown land confiscations, becoming virtually landless in both the Tauranga Moana and Waikato areas of their tribal rohe.
"We were almost extinct. We didn't know we were Ngāti Hinerangi," she said.
"It took one of our kaumātua to actually say, 'This is not right, Ngāti Hinerangi is an iwi, and we need to get our people to understand that', which we did."
The settlement redress will include $8.1 million, a crown apology and the transfer of five properties including land currently occupied by Manuwaru School and the Matamata Police Station.
The Deed of Settlement also provides for the vesting of 14 sites, including the Wairere Falls property.......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/388445/an-iwi-nearly-extinct-reclaim-identity-through-treaty-settlement