Since the late 1970s, Moriori descendants have been working hard to rebuild and revitalise their identity and their culture as a distinct people with a unique heritage, and what has been achieved over the past 40 years is a testament to their resilience as a people, their determination to reclaim their rightful place in the history of Rēkohu in Aotearoa. Notwithstanding the tragic past and oppressive environment that Moriori had to operate in for many, many decades, they are proud as a people in honouring their ancestors, their legacy of peace, and their values of sharing, inclusivity, and commitment to high standards of human behaviour. Moriori have been able to overcome impossible odds and emerge, once again, into the sunlight of Rēkohu. This is a testament as much to the vision of their karāpuna as it has been to the resilience and determination of their mokopu—their grandchildren—to right the historical wrongs of the past.