History For Lunch @ WCL Nōku te whenua, o ōku tūpuna Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra Central Library, Wellington City Libraries Wednesdays in August : 12.30-1.30 pm. Nau mai, haere mai. 14 August: Te Upoko o te Ika, 1840s : a struggle over power, mana and resources. Presenter: Hēni Collins. This illustrated talk will cover a period of history in Te Whanganui a Tara/ Wellington Harbour and the Kapiti Coast during the mid-19th century. It was a time when the mana of Te Rauparaha, Te Rangihaeata and allied tribes was undercut by English settler ambition and then eventually backed up by the heavy hand of the British military. This represented a huge shift in access to land, economic resources, power and cultural dominance in the region. Hēni Collins is the author of Ka mate ka ora! : the spirit of Te Rauparaha (Steele Roberts, 2010). In this book Collins describes Te Rauparaha’s life from the time his birth was foretold, through inter-tribal conflict, migration, settlement in the south (Kapiti Island), and into the period of colonization. Signed copies of the book will be available for sale at the conclusion of this talk -ooOoo- 21 August: Radical Wellington : Philip Josephs, the Freedom group & the Great Strike of 1813 Presenter: Jared Davidson -ooOoo- 28 August: He tohu aroha : the protective role of Māori cloaks. Presenter: Awhina Tamarapa
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