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The Fate Of The Land : Ko Nga Akinga A Nga Rangatira : Maoripolitical Struggle In The Liberal Era 1891-1912
Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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The Fate Of The Land : Ko Nga Akinga A Nga Rangatira : Maoripolitical Struggle In The Liberal Era 1891-1912
Hardback Edition: 1
The battle for Maori land and livelihoods.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars. By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Maori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Paora Tuhaere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others, the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira saw parliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.
For over two decades, Maori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard to protect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they should be remembered, is the story of Maori political struggle during the Liberal era.
Pages : 328
Publisher : Massey University Press
Publication date : 2023-04-13
Subjects: Non-fiction, New Zealand, Māori, NZ History, Disputed Land / Whenua tautohetohe