Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 13, 2019 17:08:27 GMT 12
CAPTAIN COOK 250-YEAR COMMEMORATION TO TELL MĀORI SIDE OF HISTORY - MINISTER KELVIN DAVIS
Commemorations of Captain Cook's arrival in New Zealand are an "opportunity" to acknowledge Māori suffering, Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says.
Rather than denigrating Cook's actions, Mr Davis said he wanted to balance European histories by focusing on the Māori side of the story.
"[Cook] did arrive in New Zealand, he did a number of things when he got here that, certainly, Māori have not forgotten and we still feel the pain of and I believe this is an opportunity for our Māori story to be told properly.
"We should just grasp that opportunity ... to make sure people know what happened and we're still suffering the consequences of many of those encounters."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/389081/captain-cook-250-year-commemoration-to-tell-maori-side-of-history-minister-kelvin-davis
Commemorations of Captain Cook's arrival in New Zealand are an "opportunity" to acknowledge Māori suffering, Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says.
Rather than denigrating Cook's actions, Mr Davis said he wanted to balance European histories by focusing on the Māori side of the story.
"[Cook] did arrive in New Zealand, he did a number of things when he got here that, certainly, Māori have not forgotten and we still feel the pain of and I believe this is an opportunity for our Māori story to be told properly.
"We should just grasp that opportunity ... to make sure people know what happened and we're still suffering the consequences of many of those encounters."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/389081/captain-cook-250-year-commemoration-to-tell-maori-side-of-history-minister-kelvin-davis
