Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 17, 2019 16:54:54 GMT 12
MORIORI TRUST SEARCH FOR DESCENDANTS
Moriori are on searching for other descendants whose whakapapa has been hidden or lost.
Chief negotiator Maui Solomon says Moriori maintained they were never conquered because they maintained their customary tikanga of non-violence.
He says the history of slavery and land loss meant many of the people had to leave the islands, and they kept their Moriori identity from public view because of persecution.
Hokotehi Moriori Trust estimates there are between 5000 and 8000 people of Moriori descent, and it hopes to reconnect with many of them during the ratification process....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI0NzA/Moriori-trust-search-for-descendants
Moriori are on searching for other descendants whose whakapapa has been hidden or lost.
Chief negotiator Maui Solomon says Moriori maintained they were never conquered because they maintained their customary tikanga of non-violence.
He says the history of slavery and land loss meant many of the people had to leave the islands, and they kept their Moriori identity from public view because of persecution.
Hokotehi Moriori Trust estimates there are between 5000 and 8000 people of Moriori descent, and it hopes to reconnect with many of them during the ratification process....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI0NzA/Moriori-trust-search-for-descendants