Here are some tips for the end of unit test for our Treaty of Waitangi Response unit:
- Make sure you are fully clued up on the place and date of the signing of the Treaty
- Know who some of the key players were in the drafting of the Treaty
- Understand a number of problems or issues with the treaty itself (e.g. translation, short time frame, two versions etc)
The Northern Wars will be your 'Māori response to the treaty' so:
- make sure you can discuss the causes of the war, the key players/people in the war, knowledge of the battles themselves (know two battles really well with detail like casualties, weapons, dates, strategies etc), the tactics and weapons used and the outcomes of the war.
- USE YOUR A3 REVISION SHEETS!
- Use your exemplar answer sheets (yellow)
The Government response to the Bastion Point land occupation will be your Pakeha/Govt response, so:
- ensure you know the dates and some key details about the occupation like why the protesters did it, what hey did, for how long, what happened when the Police moved in, how many arrests -- and finally what was the outcome ten years later after? (e.g. Waitangi Tribunal rulings, Government apology and compensation etc)
- Use your exemplar answer sheets (green)
MAORI RESPONSE: The Northern Wars (1845-1846)
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| Hone Heke chopping down the flagpole at Kororareka - why did he do this? |
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Plan of Kawiti's Pa at Ohaewai - note the flax masked palisades
(made of puriri), artillery shelters and firing trenches |
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| Battle of Ohaewai, 1845 |
PAKEHA/GOVERNMENT RESPONSE:
Forced eviction by police of peaceful protesters off legitimate Ngati Whatua land at Bastion Point, May 25th, 1978
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| Young protester, 25th May 1978 - note the police cordon behind |
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| Police encircling the protesters - 800 police were used and the army were on stand-by |
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Protesters and police face to face.
222 protesters were arrested on 25th May 1978.
All arrests were later wiped from police records after the Government apology in 1987 |
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Aerial view showing Bastion Point.
Mission Bay in foreground and Auckland City behind |
i understand why these people were upset, They had gifted there land hoping it would mean that the government wouldn't take any more of their land except this did not prevent them from taking more land. Only the government wanted more and said they needed more land to build defence buildings because of the russian scare at the time. They were told they would get the land back but instead the government made plans to build expensive lifestyle building which would be sold to the highest bidder and the money would go to the government instead of the original owners
ReplyDeleteNice one, connormac.
DeleteSadly, all too often greed and power corrupt those at the very top and it's the people who suffer as a result.
On a positive note though, at least we live in a country that (relatively speaking) is brave enough (sometimes) to apologise for past wrongdoings and to seek to make amends...
Nice one, connormac.
ReplyDeleteSadly, all too often greed and power corrupt those at the very top and it's the people who suffer as a result.
On a positive note though, at least we live in a country that (relatively speaking) is brave enough (sometimes) to apologise for past wrongdoings and to seek to make amends...
Its only fair that they protested as it is what the believed was rightfully theirs they lended it to the crown expecting it back after its use was exhausted but it was not returned so for once the crown was in the wrong
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