Voting for Māori
Ms Harete Hipango has been selected to run for National in this year’s elections, due to be held in September. Harete will be contesting the General Seat of Whanganui. Harete is Māori, from Whanganui, and is a prominent local barrister and solicitor. Harete is married to Dean, and they have three grown children. Running for Parliament Māori have had an interesting history in New Zealand, of running for General Seats. Normally, Māori… Read more »
The Hunt for Willie Boy
This amazing book, The Hunt for Willie Boy, was published in 1994 and tells the story of a manhunt in Southern California in September 1929. The focus of the manhunt was a young Chemehuevi Indian named Willie Boy who, it was falsely alleged, had drank too much, stolen a rifle and kidnapped a 16 year old girl named Carlotta, shooting her father in the process. He then fled into the desert. When Carlotta was later found dead, the… Read more »
Wars Photography
Photographing the wars – then and now – provides a fascinating insight into the reality of the wars. A photo is also a document – how much do they tell us?
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Global Native History
Covers the multiple and intersecting pasts of all native peoples around the world. This section explores the nature of this new and developing genre of history.
Visit Global Native HistoryDanny Keenan’s Published Works
Over the years, Danny (who is the writer of this site) has published widely on Māori and New Zealand history. His focus has mainly been Māori-State relations in the 19th Century, of which the New Zealand Land Wars were of course an important part. This section contains copies of Dr Keenan’s writings which you are free to access. Our hope is to eventually upload here everything that Danny has published to date.
Danny's Works
