Ngā Tamatoa

Ngā Tamatoa
FormationEarly 1970s
PurposeActivist group that promoted Māori rights and addressed violations by the New Zealand Government against the Treaty of Waitangi.
Location
Key people
Hone Harawira, Hilda Harawira, Titewhai Harawira, Donna Awatere Huata, Tame Iti, Josephine Keelan, Taitimu Maipi, Jim Moriarty, Rawiri Paratene, Larry Parr, Tama Poata, Brya Taylor, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Hana Te Hemara, Arapeta (Albert) Orme, Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Tiata Witehira, Vernon Winitana

Ngā Tamatoa (The Warriors) was a Māori activist group that operated throughout the 1970s to promote Māori rights, fight racial discrimination, and confront injustices perpetrated by the New Zealand Government, particularly violations of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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