Moriori: Old Myths, New Research

H D Skinner Memorial Lecture, 2019

Associate Professor Ian Barber, of the University of Otago Archaeology Programme, will critique popular historical myths, and report on new research about the Chatham Islands/Rēkohu Moriori people.

This lecture remembers the foundational contribution of Otago University Museum ethnologist, H D Skinner to Moriori studies on the 100 year anniversary of Skinner’s first Chatham Islands/Rēkohu visit in 1919.

Complimentary tea and coffee available following the lecture.
Gold coin donation appreciated.

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