Английская Википедия:Eru Potaka-Dewes
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Eru Potaka-Dewes (1939 in Ruatoria – 7 August 2009 in Rotorua) was a New Zealand actor, Māori religious leader and activist.
Life and career
Eru Potaka-Dewes attended Waiomatatini Native Primary School, Gisborne Boys' High School, and Otago University, where he studied history and teaching.[1] Afterwards he became an Anglican priest.[1]
After living a few years in Australia, he returned to New Zealand in the 1980s and engaged in political and legal debates concerning Maori questions, particularly those related to the Treaty of Waitangi.[1][2][3]
In 1991, Potaka-Dewes established the Aotearoa-NZ Action Committee's Alternative Immigration Office (ANZAC) as an immigration centre for indigenous peoples.[4]
During the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), he also was working as an actor, appearing in Jane Campion's film The Piano and Rapa-Nui, produced by Kevin Costner.[2]
He was the dean of theology at the Maori Anglican Theological College in Rotorua and taught in several Auckland and Rotorua schools.[2]
Potaka-Dewes died on 7 August 2009 in Rotorua, aged 70.[2] He was survived by his wife, Kiri, and his children.[4]
Filmography
- 1993: The Piano
- 1993: The Rainbow Warrior
- 1994: Rapa-Nui
- 1999: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
- 2000: Jubilee
- 2002: The Maori Merchant of Venice
External links
- Шаблон:IMDb name
- Eru Potaka-Dewes at ihug.co.nz
References
Шаблон:NewZealand-actor-stub Шаблон:Māori-bio-stub
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Ngati Porou priest, actor Eru Potaka-Dewes dies at radionz.co.nz, access date 23 October 2012
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Maori leaders mourn activist at nzherald.co.nz, access date 23 October 2012
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Ngati Porou theologian mourned at anglicantaonga.org.nz, access date 23 October 2012
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