The Nelson Tenths have been with Donna McLeod since she was a child, carrying her nanny’s kete along to hui where the ongoing loss of land was being discussed. Now, the Motueka writer, who is creating a theatre piece on the intergenerational history surrounding the Tenths, says she refuses to pass on the trauma that she and her ancestors have carried. McLeod (Te Ātiawa) discovered several years ago, that her grandmother who couldn’t read or write, had somehow signed her name to land that had disappeared. McLeod said what she wants to do is awaken a curiosity in New Zealanders about their own place to stand. It will be performed at Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library on October 25, and the Theatre Royal on October 26.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2023 04:58 UTC