Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 25, 2021 3:04:59 GMT 12
MŌKAI PĀTEA TRUST TAKES STEPS TOWARDS TIRITI SETTLEMENT
Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Climes Trust's mandate was recognised by the Crown this week after extensive mahi and acceptance from the majority of the whānau in its rohe, region.
Mōkai Pātea was one of the last areas of Aotearoa-New Zealand in which Māori land was alienated by the Crown and Pākehā settlers, the Trust's statement said.
“This included Tiriti breaches that occurred when well-developed Māori sheep farms and kāinga were lost in the 1890s, most infamously when Winiata Te Whaaro was arrested and his whānau evicted from Pokopoko, and when the Waiouru Military Training Area was being set up in the 20th Century.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124626978/mkai-ptea-trust-takes-steps-towards-tiriti-settlement
Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Climes Trust's mandate was recognised by the Crown this week after extensive mahi and acceptance from the majority of the whānau in its rohe, region.
Mōkai Pātea was one of the last areas of Aotearoa-New Zealand in which Māori land was alienated by the Crown and Pākehā settlers, the Trust's statement said.
“This included Tiriti breaches that occurred when well-developed Māori sheep farms and kāinga were lost in the 1890s, most infamously when Winiata Te Whaaro was arrested and his whānau evicted from Pokopoko, and when the Waiouru Military Training Area was being set up in the 20th Century.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124626978/mkai-ptea-trust-takes-steps-towards-tiriti-settlement