Hi everybody,
We are learning about Parihaka so we made white feather plumes. This is what happened in that area: one person called Te Whiti o Rongomai made a village called Parihaka and he made a rule to never be violent. Then one day the government wanted the land and they didn’t fight back so Te Whiti went to jail but the tribe didn’t fight back. When the government came back they had marked their land so the government couldn’t take it. The government brought cannons but there were children not defences which demonstrated non-violence.
We made headbands with patterns and white feathers on the top and they meant peace. We made cool patterns that stand out.
Here is a photo of mine:
Kia Ora, my name is Viaan and I am in Manukau at Waikowhai Primary School.
I really liked your blog post about Parihaka.
i really love the explanation about your parihaka.
I remember when I did something like this we made a parihaka headband.
Thanks for sharing your learning. You should check out my blog https://wapsviaanr.edublogs.org/wp-admin/
Blog you later,
Viaan