Members of Whakatohea Iwi at Parliament, Wellington

Title Members of Whakatohea Iwi at Parliament, Wellington
Description Mr Tuhiakia Keepa (centre foreground), Mrs Mere Walker (right of centre, with kete) and other members of Whakatohea iwi at Parliament to witness the signing of a deed of settlement for land claims, photographed on 1 October 1996 by Evening Post staff photographer Craig Simcox.

Whakatohea signed a deed of settlement on 1 October 1996 for claims stemming from the confiscation of tribal lands around Opotiki in the 1860s.

Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) individual image on negative strip.

Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Finding Aids: Print in Turnbull Library Pictures Evening Post illustrations file at EP-Ethnology-Maori-Land-1976+-04.
Hapū or Iwi Waimana, Opotiki
Source Location Archives New Zealand: Alexander Turnbull Library National Library
Reference ID PHOTO-0009-22