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Homecoming to get recognition for his tupuna

Friday 13 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend

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Homecoming to get recognition for his tupuna
Annabelle Lee-Mather, William Cuthers, Cameron Bennett and Mihingarangi Forbes in Rarotonga. Photo: Anneka Brown. 19121119

William Kainana Anguna arrived in Rarotonga yesterday with his family and a film crew. It is a homecoming of self-discovery and reclaiming his identity – but most importantly, he’s on a mission to get acknowledgement for his Cook Islands tupuna and other indigenous men of the Pacific who served as radio operators in World War Two.

William Kainana Anguna arrived in Rarotonga yesterday with his family and a film crew. It is a homecoming of self-discovery and reclaiming his identity – but most importantly, he’s on a mission to get acknowledgement for his Cook Islands tupuna and other indigenous men of the Pacific who served as radio operators in World War Two.


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