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1st time volunteering at a prison yesterday, supporting an incarcerated student with his essay on Te Tiriti for an Open Polytech course. There& #39;s me, a pākehā phd student with all the materials in the world, living on his stolen land while he& #39;s locked up, denied even the internet.
Hawke& #39;s Bay Regional Prison does not allow prisoners into the prison library to browse. They have to just make a request of what they want. He& #39;d requested resources on Te Tiriti, and had been given decades-old, obscure, unreliable books - 12 weeks after making his request.
He went ahead and wrote (by hand) a wicked essay of his own thoughts on Te Tiriti. Typed it up, submitted it, got a fail for incorrect referencing. Said it was demoralising.
Anyway, if you can, please donate a high-quality book or two to the library at your nearest prison. Maybe contact the librarian and ask which Tiriti books are most wanted, see if you can pick up a second-hand copy and send it in. I& #39;ll be taking in a bag of books next week.
