Samuel D Carpenter

Tag: maori

  • Treaty Principles – A Guide

    Video 1 in a mini-series explaining Treaty Principles, what they are and why they were developed. For other videos in this series, go to my YouTube page, https://youtube.com/HistoryisNow READ: Prof. Janine Hayward’s article: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi – ngā mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand READ:…

  • Do we need the English text of the treaty too?

    An imagined conversation: Yes, we need the English text, because the Māori text came from the English text… Hang on, the English text says Māori ceded sovereignty – but they didn’t! This confuses people visiting Te Papa museum. They didn’t cede their hapū rangatiratanga, yes, but they ceded to the Crown the kāwanantanga (government) of…