Parihaka Poster

In class for Maatauranga Whakapono (Religous Education) we are learning about Parihaka. Parihaka is a village beside Mount Taranaki. Their chiefs were Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi. They both liked the ways of Jesus and tried to follow them. When the NZ government took them into jail becuse of wanting more land, the Parihaka tribe continued and rebuilt their village. And when the government showed up again, instead of fighting back with weapons, they fought them back with kindness. The soldiers felt bad and no one was killed that day.
I enjoyed reading the story because it was very inspirational and kind.
I found it hard to polyline the feather. The feather is from the albatross bird and it left a feather on top of the marae of one of the chiefs. Albatrosses are birds of mana (spiritual power) and was thought to be a good sign.