Sue Berman caught up with Dena Jacob - Poukōkiri Rangahau Māori in Waitākere, to talk about the current exhibition Wai 262 The Flora and Fauna Claim.
The exhibition runs till 29 February 2020 on level 2 of the Waitakere Central Library.
The exhibition brings awareness to Te Tīriti o Waitangi by exploring images of native flora and fauna drawn from manuscripts that date back to 1845.
Dena explains the Wa1 262 claim was a Waitangi Tribunal claim lodged in 1991. It was one of the largest and most complex in the Tribunal's history. It was a contemporary claim and focused mainly on the Crown's existing laws, policies and practices.
A video and book resources support this exhibition.
Wai 262 : the indigenous flora and fauna claim - DVD
https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2652755
Ko Aotearoa tēnei. Te taumata tuarua : a report into claims concerning New Zealand law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity
https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2625910
References to exhibition content:
Illustrations to "Adventure in New Zealand" by Edward Jerningham Wakefield, 1845
https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1965359
The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross / by Joseph Dalton Hooker
https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1943567
