This video features in a responsive display in the museum that presents the moments, stories and memes capturing the zeitgeist by going viral on the internet.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Māori MP for Hauraki Waikato, made a powerful stand in New Zealand’s Parliament by tearing up a bill seeking to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. As she began a haka, other Māori MPs joined her in a stunning display of solidarity that has spread across the internet. The video has gone viral on social and traditional media, with news outlets across the world broadcasting the footage. Some versions on TikTok have over 14m likes. For BIPOC viewers across the world, the impressive display of pride and resistance has become a rallying call.
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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-09. Catch of the Day
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Screen recording of @abc_news_au's Instagram feed