In Room One we are learning about Parihaka.
I really enjoyed making the words.I found it challenging to get the albatross feather.
Over one hundred years ago there was a village in Taranaki called Parihaka. This village was special because people from many different Maori tribes had come to live there. Many had had their land destroyed by soldiers and needed a safe place to live – to grow their food and raise their families. Parihaka was also a special place because they showed peace to their enemies. When the soldiers arrived the children danced and sang for them. The women made bread for them. The soldiers felt guilty because the people of Parihaka had no weapons and wouldn't fight back. They believed in God and didn't want to fight. The soldiers put the men in jail and destroyed there land but didn't kill anyone because they felt guilty. When the men got out of jail they rebuilt the village.
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