Whetu Silver

Ngāti Pakahi ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi

Whetu-Iti Doreen Silver is a multidisciplinary artist, practitioner and mother who comes from a strong matriarchal lineage. She has worked extensively in the arts and event industry as a activator, facilitator, and creative collaborator for almost 20 years. Central to her life's work is listening deeply to the guidance of Ngā Atua, tūpuna, and kaitiaki which always leads her towards places, space, people and kaupapa that are seeking reclamation, restoration, and the
returning of the balance towards te mana o te wāhine, the sacred feminine within us all. Whetu has contributed to the following kaupapa as key creative; HINE, Mahuika! Te Mana o Hinehau, My Seven Uncles, All Good, and Māori Television Te Iwa o Matariki digital series. Whetu believes that the very act of revealing the kaupapa of The Haka Party Incident clears and creates a space for Māori to retell and rewrite the narratives and truths of our people and place as the kaitiaki of this whenua tapu, Aotearoa. Mauri ora, Mauri oho, Mauri tau!