Extra links for the extra curious
Go down amazing wormholes with this curated suite of links.
He Tohu – an excellent exhibition website from National Archives about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, He Whakaputanga, and the Women’s Suffrage Petition. This collection of discussion videos is particularly useful.
Interview with Moana Jackson – a deep dive with Mātua Moana Jackson (Ngāti Kahungunu) in which he powerfully speaks about the fight for tino rangatiratanga and the importance of the fight for Te Tiriti justice.
Waitangi tribunal school resources – resources that look at the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, placing it within the context of New Zealand society at the time, and examines what the Treaty means today. The kit was written for primary-school pupils to fit within the past social-studies curriculum.
Stories about iwi – accessible, bite-size summary notes about some iwi across the motu, as presented within Te Ara: the encyclopaedia of New Zealand.
RNZ: he Aotearoa History Show – Te Tiriti o Waitangi – a 15-minute summary of the background, signing, and immediate events after Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed.
What Really Happened – Waitangi – an imaginary news reporter travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi on 6 February 1840.
E-tangata: Who should tell our history? – an opinion piece from Catherine Delahunty about the tensions and responsibilities that come with teaching Te Tiriti o Waitangi in schools.
Re: News: Foreshore and Seabed: an explainer von the biggest protest Aotearoa has seen – the proposal of the Foreshore and Seabed Act led to one of the largest protest hīkoi of our time. We’ve all heard of it, but 18 years on, do you actually know what happened?
Re: News: How I use social media to advocate for Māori rights – Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes is an activist who uses his social media platform to educate and inform others on Te Tiriti and justice.
Waka Huia: Te Tiriti, governing Aotearoa and the way ahead – Rawiri Waititi and Marama Davidson feature on this special episode of Waka Huia.
Mau tūmārō: Sharing Stories of Perseverance – Dr Ruakere Honds speaks about Parihaka.
Matike Mai – this report reflects on ways in which Aotearoa could begin to imagine an inclusive constitution based on tikanga and kawa, He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti, and other indigenous human rights instruments. Page 33 has an accessible discussion of Māori ways of organising prior to 1840.