Cartoonist unknown :The New Native Policy. The New Zealand Punch [Wellington], 27 March 1880. J H W

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Cartoonist unknown :The New Native Policy. The New Zealand Punch [Wellington], 27 March 1880. J H W

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Description

Four New Zealand politicians, including Frederick Whittaker, are stalking a bird who represents Maori. Context - The idea appears to be whether enticing the bird with salt (ie putting salt on the bird's tail) is preferable to shooting it. In the 1870s and 1880s the Parihaka settlement, then reputed to be the largest Maori village in New Zealand, became the centre of a major campaign of non-violent resistance to European occupation of confiscated land in the area. The cartoon is signed "J.H....

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Date created

1880

Creator

New Zealand punch (Wellington, N.Z.)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22747379

Related subjects

Whitaker, Frederick (Hon Sir), 1812-1891 / Pollen, Daniel (Hon Dr), 1813-1896 / Prime ministers / Politicians / Māori (New Zealand people) / Government policy / Hunting / Parihaka Incident, N.Z., 1881

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