Treaty Of Waitangi - Power to The People

This week I have been learning more about the treaty of Waitangi and why it was signed. The treaty of Waitangi is a huge deal and if you think not just wonder how important it must be to have its own day on the calendar. We went through a slideshow about the day, when it was, what it was about, and who signed it trying to fit as much knowledge of the day in our brains as we could. I found out that the treaty was signed by the Maori and the British crown, It was about letting the queen or king rule the land. It also was about letting the Maori be treated the same as the British for they had been discarded and denied whenever they had tried to do something around the British. here is my work on the treaty of Waitangi.

1. Who was the Treaty of Waitangi between? 

The British and Māori.

2. When did the government decide that they needed a treaty? 

1830’s

3. Why do you think the treaty needed to be translated? 

Because if it was only in one then only one group of people would understand what it said and what it meant. If you could read it then you wouldn’t know what the agreement was.

4. How many chiefs signed the treaty on the 6th of February 1840? 

500

5. What was the main cause of the wars in the 1860s? 

Because the treaty wasn’t translated in both languages.

6. What happened in the 1970s? 

The Māori people decided to finally protest for their land.

7. Why do you think it took so long for people to protest about the treaty?

Because people had different opinions and others probably didn’t want to get rid of the thing that their own people agreed to.

8. Research and find out what a ‘tribunal’ is. 

It is a seat of judgment, particularly a judge’s seat in court.