Location: | New Zealand / Aotearoa |
Subject: | Land rights |
Length: | 26 minutes |
Format: | 16mm; Video |
Hue: | Color |
Year Released: | 1980 |
Series: | |
Director: | Merata Mita, Leon Narbey, and Gerd Pohlman |
Producer: | Merata Mita, Leon Narbey, Gerd Pohlmann |
Distributor: | NZFA |
Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 8361 |
Description: | Documents the occupation of Bastion Point in the struggle for Maori land rights. The protest began in 1977 when the government proposed to subdivide Maori land in the center of Auckland. Ngati Whatua people occupied the land, built living areas, and planted crops. The film concentrates on the 507th day of occupation, when the protesters were forcibly removed. |
Record No: | 144 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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