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Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi

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Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi

📚 Part 1: Check Your Understanding

Answer the questions using information from the video transcript.

1. Which document came before Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

The Treaty of Waitangi

He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga

The Waitangi Tribunal report

2. Why did some local Māori want the Queen to take action in Aotearoa?

They wanted her to control lawless British subjects.

They wanted all Māori land to be sold.

They wanted Māori leaders to lose their authority.

3. Which statements are supported by the video? Select all that apply.

There are Māori and English versions of Te Tiriti.

More than 500 chiefs signed the Māori version.

The two versions have exactly the same wording and meaning.

Te Tiriti contains three articles.

✏️ Part 2: Key Ideas and Differences

4. In Article 1, what does the Māori word kāwanatanga mean, according to the video?
5. In Article 2, what does tino rangatiratanga refer to?
6. Explain one important difference between the Māori and English versions of Article 1 or Article 2.
7. Complete the sentence: Between 1840 and 1920, Māori land ownership fell from ________% to ________%.

💭 Part 3: Thinking Critically

8. Why might differences between the Māori and English versions have contributed to Te Tiriti remaining controversial?
9. What was the purpose of the Waitangi Tribunal, established in 1975?

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