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We've all come from somewhere. The treaty relationship is between the government & every Māori (not any individual). Bi-cultural relationship. However NZ is a multi-cultural country. The treaty is about the Bi-cultural relationship. 1100 - First Māori arrived in NZ 1769 - Captain Cook 'discovered' NZ (we need to select our words better - as this can change the story of what actually happened. Captain Cook landed in NZ and mapped NZ to let the rest of the world know. 1790 - Traders/Whalers arrived in NZ 1840 - Treaty of Waitangi signed 1975 - ToW act -labour party set up the ToW tribunal. It is important for everyone to honour their past & know their stories. You need to have whakapapa/genetic connection to be identified as Māori in NZ. You also need to choose to acknowledge/identify it. See Feathers of Peace for more information about Moriori. www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/the-feathers-of-peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZC5cK9bwjE&list=PL9zdATirA7JpeskUS7ro4PBqlvSxysknM Whakapapa - is the link back to papatuanuku, connection /relationship to the land & people. This is a nicer way to connect to cultural/ethnic connection rather than 1/64 Māori. Don't assume what/how people identify themselves within their culture. It varies greatly from person to person. Western way - What do you do? Māori way - Where are you from? - This will help you figure out how they identify themselves. (e.g. place, landmark, people). Different tribes do things in different ways. It is important that we check with the local tribe/tangata whenua of the area (Rangitāne is RSS tangata whenua). When moving to another area it is important to get to know who are the tangata whenua of that land, to find out how things are done in that area. When teaching students to do a pepeha/mihi, introduce it like "the people who were first in New Zealand were relational people, they introduce themselves by saying where they are connected/related to (rather than what they do). They didn't have letter boxes and addresses. They used local landmarks to let people know. By learning & sharing your own history/story you get to connect with each other and learn each other's stories. The whole purpose of pepeha is about making connections. Tangata Whenua - People of the land Tangata Tiriti - People of the treaty Eddie Durie Quote At the time of signing the Treaty the word used for everyone who was not Maori was "Pakeha". These days, people who do not have Maori ancestry and who are committed to a Treaty-based future often describe themselves as Tangata Tiriti. Judge Edward Durie, stated at Waitangi, in 1989 “ ...... we must also not forget that the Treaty is not just a Bill of Rights for Maori. It is a Bill of Rights for Pakeha too. It is the Treaty that gives Pakeha the right to be here. Without the Treaty there would be no lawful authority for the Pakeha presence in this part of the South Pacific. The Pakeha here are not like the Indians in Fiji, or the French in New Caledonia. Our Prime Minister can stand proud in Pacific forums, and in international forums too, not in spite of the Treaty, but because of it. We must remember that if we are the tangata whenua, the original people, then the Pakeha are the Tangata Tiriti, those who belong to the land by right of that Treaty.... http://nwo.org.nz/files/BecomingTangataTiriti.pdf TREATY PRINCIPLES
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Wording - misuse in translation Rangatiuatanga Mana Kingitanga Kawangatanga
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