In the song he mentions "His children's children's wearing the white plume" While the arresting happened, Te Whit and Tohus followers wore white feathers which symbolised peace. Tim Finns sings "you cant pull out the foots" referring to you can dislocate us but you can't take away the culture, and the land our ancestors had found.
A line he sings that showed how determined they were "rise up, defend yourself, never give in" shows that during the times when they all felt like giving up they kept pushing through "look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti" try looking for hope.
This song mentions what happened and how the people dealt with it, Tim Finn explained in the song "To weep for my last brother, they gather still, the cloud of Taranaki" Which is just saying still till this day we will remeber, and acknowledge what our ancestors did for us.
My Maps ( Parihaka location and what happened )
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