‘Reading Between the
Lines: Wi Tako Ngatata’s letter to Waikato ’
by Honiana Love, Te
Ātiawa, Taranaki, Ngā Ruahinerangi.
In
this talk, Honiana discusses the difficulties of using translations of
historical Māori letters through the examination of two very
different contemporary interpretations of a letter written in 1860 by Wi Tako
Ngatata to the Kingitanga.
Honiana has extensive experience working in the
areas of archives, libraries and historical research. She is passionate about
the care, preservation and protection of taonga and has been working on the
digital archiving project and the information management work steam at Te Reo o
Taranaki Trust.
Venue: Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Maui seminar
room, Level 4, ASB House, 101 The Terrace, Wellington
Time: Lunchtime seminars commence at
12.15pm and are for approximately one hour.
For further information about our
regular public history seminars please contact Lyn.belt@mch.govt.nz
1 comment:
Wish we could be there for this!
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