Description - Mission Girl by Fleur Beale
When her tribe is defeated in battle, Atapo is captured and becomes a
slave of her enemies. Freedom seems impossible; the penalty for runaway
slaves is death. But when sickness strikes the village, Atapo is
blamed–and now it is even more dangerous to stay. To save her life, she
escapes to the Pakeha mission station at Paihia. There, Atapo is taught
to read and write, and learns of the threat to Maori by some
unscrupulous settlers greedy for land.
Against the backdrop of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Atapo
discovers how her education can save her tribal lands and help her
reclaim her destiny as the guiding star of her people.
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