The National Human Rights Museum (NHRM) inaugurated the exhibition “Toitū te Māori: New Zealand Māori Historical Justice on Screen (真誠守護：紐西蘭原住民族歷史正義的銀幕敘事)” on Sept. 24. Māori elder Temuera Hall and Amis elder Olam Canglah (林建昌)—representatives of Indigenous Peoples from New Zealand and Taiwan—performed rituals for good luck to launch the exhibition.
The exhibition explores how the Māori people, who inhabit “the Land of the Long White Cloud” in New Zealand, have interacted with European colonizers since the 18th century, resulting in the interplay of cooperation and conflict.
Deputy Minister of Culture Lee Ching-hwi (李靜慧) emphasized that the historical justice and transitional justice for Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples is the ministry’s primary concern. She noted that, through the screening of the films, the exhibition presents the living condition of Māori in New Zealand to highlight how they defend their social justice and human dignity, offering insights for Taiwan to reflect upon Indigenous transformative justice.
Running until Mar. 23, 2025, the exhibition features five important films documenting the Māori people’s fight for justice. For more information, visit the NHRM’s website and Facebook page.