Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu, Volume 2 - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
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A discussion about Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu, Volume 2 tracing the history of the Otago region through the Ngāi Tahu people of Āraiteuru. The korero was facilitated by Waiariki Parata-Taiapa who lead co-editors Helen Brown and Dr Michael J. Stevens and contributing author and chair of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Edward Ellison as they talked about the process of working with Ngāi Tahu communities to produce a resource that is a taonga for future generations.
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