1895–1994
Maori leader who championed land rights and led the 1975 hikoi.
Whina Cooper (1895–1994) endures among the great of Oceania. Maori leader who championed land rights and led the 1975 hikoi.
Across the modern age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.
Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.
Submitted with honor.
Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.
