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Treaty Data Interpretation Worksheet

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Treaty Data Interpretation Worksheet

Treaty of Waitangi data charts

📊 Part 1: Interpreting Treaty-Related Data

Te Reo Māori Speakers by Age Group (2018 Census)

Age Group Number of Speakers
0-14 years 89,400
15-29 years 54,600
30-49 years 61,200
50+ years 79,800
1. Which age group has the highest frequency of Te Reo Māori speakers?

0-14 years

15-29 years

30-49 years

50+ years

2. What pattern do you notice about Te Reo Māori speakers across different age categories?

Iwi Population Data (Selected Iwi - 2018 Census)

Iwi Population
Ngāpuhi 165,201
Ngāti Porou 82,239
Ngāti Tūwharetoa 58,671
Waikato 55,995
3. How many more people belong to Ngāpuhi than to Waikato iwi?
4. Identify a trend you can see in this iwi population data:

📈 Part 2: Creating and Analysing Graphs

Land Ownership Changes (1840-1940) - Approximate Percentages

Year Māori-owned Land (%) Crown/European-owned Land (%)
1840 100 0
1890 25 75
1940 5 95
5. Use the space below to sketch a bar graph showing Māori-owned land percentages for the three years:
6. What does this data tell us about the impact of colonisation on Māori land ownership?
7. Digital Graph Task: Using Canva on your iPad, create a bar graph from the iwi population data in Part 1. Make sure to:

Label both axes clearly

Use different colours for each iwi

Include a title

Check your graph matches the table data

🤔 Part 3: Critical Thinking

8. Someone claims: "Young people don't care about Te Reo Māori because fewer 15-29 year olds speak it." Using the data from Part 1, explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement:
9. Why is it important to look at data when learning about the Treaty of Waitangi and its effects? Use statistical vocabulary (frequency, pattern, trend, category) in your answer:
10. Write one investigative question you could ask about Treaty-related data that interests you:

My question: ________________________________________________

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