Te Tiriti o Waitangi: A Maori History

Hey Bloggers, today we were finishing off the last of our topic study of  Te Tiriti o Waitangi, which was to create a timeline of events.  Using canva to search in the templates for timeline infographics.  Select a template you would like to use, then begin to alter it to be perfect for the information you are wanting to get across. Here were some of the main points we needed. Māori were living in Aotearoa to themselves  All of the land and natural resources belonged to Māori 1769 Captain Cook arrived in NZ 1790 pāheka came to hunt seals and whales, cut trees and flax to sell elsewhere. Pakeha Missionaries spread Christianity across NZ By 183o several hundred, Pakeha came to live in what they called NZ 1831 - chiefs wrote to the King of England and asking for protection from the French 28 October 1835 James Busby presented the document to chiefs at Waitangi - the Declaration of Independence  By 1840 52 chiefs had signed declaration of independence Late January 1840 William Hobson arrived in the Bay of Islands 6 Feb 1840 some chiefs ready to Sign Treaty Over the next 7 months, in 1840, over 700 chiefs ‘signed’ the Treaty of Waitangi Māori and the British fought the NZ land wars 1845-1872 1865 Māori lost land through the Native Court System 1906 James Carroll native Minister said time to help Māori who have lost land due to British people’s actions 1975 Waitangi Tribunal set up to sort out disputes 1985 rules changes so that historic claims could be fought (land that was taken way back in the past! Anyways, Have a good day, Bye Bloggers!! ~Olivia ~