Perspectives on Waitangi Day.
L.O: To consider different perspectives around Waitangi Day
S.C: To be able to identify different perspectives
A perspective is another word for a p_ _ _ _ o_ v_ _ _ or an o _ _ _ _ _. A perspective is usually informed by a person’s v _ _ _ _ _ . These can be cultural, economic, religious, political and environmental.
What is your perspective on Waitangi day?
My perspective on waitangi is me and my family celebrating waitangi all together with my
relations.
- Read this article:
For many Waitangi Day is an opportunity to talk about tino rangatiratanga – Māori sovereignty and self-determination. But does sovereignty mean the same thing to all of us?
Waitangi Day means many different things to many different people. To some it is a time of reflection on where we are as a country; for others it’s another day at the beach, a chance to enjoy a long weekend basking in the summer sun. For a vocal minority it is an opportunity to decry Māori separatism and push their claims for a ‘truly national day’ to celebrate who we are as a country without the protests. I enjoy the period leading up to Waitangi Day; it provides an opportunity each year to discuss where we are as Māori and reflect on the state of the relationship between Māori and Pākehā. It can be a messy process, but there is nothing wrong with that. We are a nation of many cultures, and many sovereignties. One of the questions to ask ourselves on this day is: how is tino rangatiratanga, guaranteed to us under article two of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, being practiced by Māori as a means of expressing our inherent sovereignty over our whenua, kainga, and taonga?
The idea of tino rangatiratanga is that as Māori we are in charge of our land, our resources, and our aspirations. It is about Māori acting with authority and independence over our own affairs. Tino rangatiratanga is a practice: living according to our tikanga, and striving wherever possible to ensure that the homes, land, and resources guaranteed to us under Te Tiriti o Waitangi are protected for the use and enjoyment of future generations. It is about ensuring that our communities are healthy, well-educated, and can live a good life. Prior to British settlement, rangatiratanga was all encompassing. Rangatira were responsible for the health and wellbeing of their hapū, and had abundant resources to provide this.
Today, however, only six percent of New Zealand remains as Māori land, with confiscations and land purchases of a dubious nature amounting to the gradual transfer of resources from Māori to British settlers. This has been a one way transfer of wealth. It cannot be disputed that our nation’s wealth was built on the back of stolen land and the settlement money paid to Māori – some $2.2 billion over twenty years – is only a fraction of a percent of the value of the loss suffered by Māori. The loss of wealth has destroyed the ability of hapū and iwi to provide for the health and wellbeing of its members.
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Summarise what this article and what this perspective on Waitangi Day is?
This article is about how other people back in the days celebrated waitangi day differently. Some would reflect on relationships between the different culture and some brought land. How ever today is way different from the olden days because their is only 6 percent of new zealand that remains land.
2) Watch this video What does Waitangi Day mean to Maori?
Identify as many different perspectives shown in this video
- Marriage between Maori and Pakeha
- Celebrations of ancestors
- Maori did not give up their sorienty
3) Read this article:
What was different about Jacida Adern’s visit to Waitangi compared to other Prime Minister’s visits in previous year?
Jacinda stayed longer at the sacred grounds. She stayed far north for about 5 days . She got her spoken word to everyone and she had chances to talk to the tribes and leaders at waitangi sacred ground.
