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When history becomes flesh and blood

Monday 28 September 2015 | Published in Opinion

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When history becomes flesh and blood
Veteran New Zealand Maori activist Tame Iti was punished for speaking Maori in school.

One of the benefits, or sometimes the curse, of having been around awhile is that often historical events are not just dry words on a page or grainy black and white pictures, but real life flesh and blood occasions because you were there.

One of the benefits, or sometimes the curse, of having been around awhile is that often historical events are not just dry words on a page or grainy black and white pictures, but real life flesh and blood occasions because you were there.


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