Tina Ngata
Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) is a mother of two from the East Coast. Her work involves advocacy for environmental, Indigenous and human rights. This includes local, national and international initiatives that highlight the role of settler colonialism in issues such as climate change and waste pollution, and promote Indigenous conservation as best practice for a globally sustainable future
Ātea
Oct 3, 2019
The right to conquer and claim: Captain Cook and the Doctrine Of Discovery
On the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook arriving in Aotearoa, Tina Ngata looks at the 15th and 16th century laws that gave British and European monarchies permission to oppress and enslave indigenous people.
