Armed colonial forces invaded Parihaka, arrested its leaders, and dispersed residents. Te Whiti and Tohu’s community had practiced nonviolent resistance to land confiscation. The invasion shows that colonial coercion targeted peaceful assertion of Indigenous rights as well as armed resistance.
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Which form of resistance is associated with Parihaka?
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Parihaka challenged dispossession through nonviolent action. The colonial invasion shows that peaceful resistance could still face force.
Parihaka’s leaders relied primarily on an offensive campaign to conquer Britain.
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Their movement is associated with peaceful resistance to land dispossession. Colonial troops nevertheless invaded the settlement.