I remember watching this historical but significant piece of our history as a 7 year old back in 1967 whilst at Piriaka School, King Country. Growing up, I then realised what this had meant to our Iwi and our wider people in the surrounding districts. The impact it had and the colonization of a foreign power who in some cases divided and subjugated local Iwi. I won't go into detail, but this approach was fairly common throughout the Rohe. Ka Whawhai Tonu is a recollection of those events.
Colonisation impacts by foreign power followed by subjugation is something Rewi's people had dealt out and suffered for generations. This time is was white people doing it and it was far less barbaric.
@@anarchisthistoryofnewzeala541 I will say, that internal conflicts were not isolated within tribal districts. But, no white people and if you want to narrow this down to specifics they are not exempted. For their heinous crimes and cruelty was imposed upon several indigenous populations throughout the world. In a period where white people were just as barbaric.
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@@Gruenen21 It was to the effect that the Maniapoto tribesmen inflicted suffering and colonisation on their neighbors for generations and survived having the same attempted upon them too. When you think about subjugation and division remember that context
My understanding is Rewe didn't want to fight there but was pressured into it by moari from outside the Waikato who had come for a scrap. Its also thought that Cameron had left that gap in the swamp so they could escape
Apparently some well-meaning Tuhoi really wanted to participate and had the sunk costs of lugging artillery all that way so "please could they have a battle?" General Rewi Meniapoto should have known better but went along with it anyway for the hell of it. And that was that.
Onward Christian Soldiers !!!
I remember watching this historical but significant piece of our history as a 7 year old back in 1967 whilst at Piriaka School, King Country. Growing up, I then realised what this had meant to our Iwi and our wider people in the surrounding districts. The impact it had and the colonization of a foreign power who in some cases divided and subjugated local Iwi. I won't go into detail, but this approach was fairly common throughout the Rohe. Ka Whawhai Tonu is a recollection of those events.
Colonisation impacts by foreign power followed by subjugation is something Rewi's people had dealt out and suffered for generations.
This time is was white people doing it and it was far less barbaric.
@@anarchisthistoryofnewzeala541 I will say, that internal conflicts were not isolated within tribal districts. But, no white people and if you want to narrow this down to specifics they are not exempted. For their heinous crimes and cruelty was imposed upon several indigenous populations throughout the world. In a period where white people were just as barbaric.
@anarchisthistoryofnewzeala541 , it appears your previous response to the above comment is no longer available (or cannot be viewed). It is always good to create healthy debate and to discuss matters of significant historical events.
@@Gruenen21 It was to the effect that the Maniapoto tribesmen inflicted suffering and colonisation on their neighbors for generations and survived having the same attempted upon them too.
When you think about subjugation and division remember that context
@@anarchisthistoryofnewzeala541 Yes I did echo those comments you've highlighted in my previous comments. My comments were generic.
When I was a child, we lived very near the orakau Memorial
My understanding is Rewe didn't want to fight there but was pressured into it by moari from outside the Waikato who had come for a scrap.
Its also thought that Cameron had left that gap in the swamp so they could escape
Apparently some well-meaning Tuhoi really wanted to participate and had the sunk costs of lugging artillery all that way so "please could they have a battle?" General Rewi Meniapoto should have known better but went along with it anyway for the hell of it. And that was that.
It was their land anyway
Land not the issue. Rewi's lot tried to invade New Zealand's capital and stirred up the same back at him.