Polynesian Panther Party lapel badge

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Title

Polynesian Panther Party lapel badge

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This lapel badge was worn by the Reverend Alec Toleafoa when he spoke at the official New Zealand Government apology for the Dawn Raids, held on Sunday 1 August 2021 at the Auckland Town Hall.The badge commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Polynesian Panther Party (PPP) which was founded on 16 June 1971 by young urban Pacific and Māori activists, inspired by the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in the United States (founded in 1966). The Polynesian Panthers adapted the iconography of t...

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Format

Image

Date created

2021

Creator

Tigilau Ness / Polynesian Panther Party / Badgemakers

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/2006420

Related subjects

Panthers / Protest movements / Racism / discrimination / Commemorations / metal / badges / lapel pins / New Zealand

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