Tales of Time - Tama Uli

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Tales of Time - Tama Uli

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In excerpts from this Tales of Time documentary, Oscar Kightley investigates an uncomfortable chapter in Samoa's history — one with deep ties to his own family. In the late 19th century, German plantation owners actively 'recruited' labour from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. Men and women became indentured workers in Australia and Samoa, with next to no rights. 'Tama Uli' ("black people") worked under New Zealand rule too, enduring harsh conditions. Their descendants face ...

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Video

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2017

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tales-of-time-tama-uli-2017

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apulu lance polu / malama meleisea / plantation / coconut tree / slavery / blackbirding / sogi / nz on air / new zealand on air / papua new guinea / servitude / human rights / colonialism / samoa / solomon islands / melanesia / indentured labour / sugar / family reunion / grave / burial customs / children / generations / eviction / samoan flag / un flag / ship / german colonial history / new zealand colonial history / samoan observer / racism / ancestry / sunset / economic boom / cattle / village / unlawful recruiting / the coconet / pacific history / 1914 / new zealand military / centre for samoan studies / meleisea leasiolagi professor malama meleisea / vanuatu

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