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TEACHER Aranui High School
Adapted by Bronwyn Wood in 2003

YEAR
9-10
LEVEL
5
DURATION
4-5 weeks


Strand Achievement Objectives to be Assessed Learning Outcomes
Time, Continuity and Change
How past events have influenced relationships within and between groups of people and continue to influence them. 		Students will be able to:
- Identify how the Treaty of Waitangi is important for Maori, European-Pakeha and all communities in New Zealand
- Give examples of how the Treaty has influenced relationships between Maori and European-Pakeha in the past.
- Explain the extent to which the Treaty still influences relationships between Maori and European-Pakeha today.
- Try to imagine how the Treaty of Waitangi will influence relationships between Maori and Pakeha in New Zealand in the future.
Processes Learning Outcomes
Inquiry Students will:
- Collect, process and communicate information about relationships between Maori and Pakeha and violations of the Treaty in Taranaki.
Values Exploration Students will:
- explain how values positions toward Waitangi Day develop and change over time
- establish criteria to evaluate values positions on Waitangi Day
- demonstrate how groups may share some values and agree to differ about others
Social Decision Making Students will:
- Identify a range of problems associated the Treaty of Waitangi in Taranaki
- Generate a range of possible solutions
- Plan possible actions in relation to Treaty grievances in Taranaki and identify the likely consequences of these actions
- Make a choice about preferred action and justify that choice
Requirements
Settings:New Zealand
Social Studies Concepts: Beliefs, identity, perspectives, changes, cause and effect, tangata whenua, bicultural, colonial.
Perspectives:Bicultural; Current Issues; The Future
Essential Learning About New Zealand Society (ELANZS): - The effects of colonisation for Maori and Pakeha
- The Treaty of Waitangi, its significance as the founding document of New Zealand, how it has been interpreted over time, and how it is applied to current systems, policies and events
- Major events in New Zealand's history

Assessment
Assessment Activity
Assessment Schedule

Background Reading - Te Tiriti O Waitangi
The following resources are available to schools in New Zealand. The first two are Ministry of Education resources available free to target schools from Orders at Learning Media.
  1. In Tune NZ: Learning Media (1997)
  2. The New Zealand Wars. Learning Media (2000)
    A set of two videos plus a social studies resource.
  3. Journeys: Nga Tapuae. Legal Services Board (1999)
    A set of three videos plus the teachers guide.

There is also a wealth of information on these websites.

TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Smiley Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:

  1. Starters

    1. Quote cards: Responses to the Treaty
      In groups, classify these responses to the Treaty of Waitangi, how ever you choose. List 5 words to describe how these responses influence relationships between people in New Zealand.

    2. The Treaty of Waitangi
      As you view this Treaty, in pairs, discuss what you know, what you think is a possibility (ie. what you aren't sure about) and what questions you would like to find answers to. Complete a KPQ chart.

      • What is it?
      • Why do we have it?
      • Is it important? Why/why not?

      Students complete a concept of definition map.

      You may need further information to make this CD map accurate.

    3. Glossary
      Start building a glossary of words that can be added to as the unit continues. Collect visuals and clipart from books, magazines, websites and clipart libraries.

  2. Snapshot of Aotearoa
    The story of the Treaty of Waitangi begins back in 1769 with the visit of Captain Cook. Life in Aotearoa New Zealand was very different than today. Draw a postcard sized diagram about what a sailor on one of Cook's ships would have seen in a Maori settlement.

  3. Why was a Treaty necessary?

    1. European-Pakeha perspective
      Match the headings to the newspaper articles which could have been written around 1840 in New Zealand.

    2. Maori perspective
      Read the initial part of this article to state why the Treaty of Waitangi was necessary from a Maori perspective

      Complete the structured overview to summarise findings from these sources.

  4. Signing the Treaty
    How was the signing of the Treaty viewed at the time?

  5. The meaning of the Treaty
    What understandings did people, Maori and Pakeha, have about Te Tiriti?

  6. What happened after the Treaty?
    Was The Treaty observed - or ignored?
    What were some of the violations of Te Tiriti?

  7. Impact on relationships between Maori and European Pakeha after the Treaty: Taranaki turmoil (1880s)
    The events in Taranaki in the late 1800s, following the signing of the Treaty, provide an example of how the Treaty has been ignored and violated. This has had an impact on the relationships between Maori and Pakeha in that area historically.

    1. Use the Inquiry chart and examine the following questions by using the online resources indicated.

    2. Complete a W-Response-Chart of a young child who witnessed the invasion of Parihaka in 1881.

    3. Draw a symbol of what you think relationships between Maori and European-Pakeha would have been like around 1900 in Taranaki. Write a sentence to describe your symbol, relating it to events that happened.

  8. Working at building bridges: The Waitangi Tribunal
    Relationships between Maori and European-Pakeha in New Zealand were tense and bitter, culminating in rising protests by Maori activists in the 1970's. The Bastion Point occupation 1977-78, lasted for 506 days, and is one of the most famous protests in New Zealand's history.

    In 1975, the government established the Waitangi Tribunal.

    Write a business card size summary of the Role of the Waitangi Tribunal. Use bullet points and show what the Tribunal can and can't do.

    Extension: Create history frames about the events and resolution of the Bastion Point protest.

  9. Patching up the past in Taranaki
    This activity provides an assessment opportunity. Use the assessment template to show how it fits into the Curriculum.
    Assessment schedule

  10. Waitangi Day - a challenging day
    Note: This activity provides an assessment opportunity for the values exploration process.

    Read a brief history of Waitangi Day. It is a day that has been surrounded by controversy, confrontation and conflict.

    1. Explore the values of the following people as they consider what Waitangi Day means to them. Summarise each person/group into two sentences, describing the opinions and values they place on Waitangi Day.

    2. Place all the values represented here on a mind map using colours, symbols, arrows and words to show where they differ and agree with others.

    3. How does the current celebration of Waitangi Day influence relationships between Maori and Pakeha? Organise a class debate about how we 'celebrate' the Treaty of Waitangi today.

      The moot: That Waitangi Day currently brings more conflict than joy.

  11. Footsteps toward a future
    What will the future hold for all New Zealanders concerning the Treaty of Waitangi? Design a what if chart and consider such questions as:

    What if the Treaty grievances were settled once and for all?
    What if the Treaty of Waitangi is declared null and void?
    What if another Treaty was signed between Maori and the Crown?
    What if...? (you invent 2)

    What is your prediction for future relationships in New Zealand linked to actions in the past about the Treaty? Describe this in the form of a cartoon.

    Have a go at the Waitangi Quiz.

RESOURCES

Electronic

Print
  • Cubitt, Irvine and Dow (1999) Top Tools for Social Sciences Teachers Auckland: Longman.
  • Orange, Claudia (1989) Story of a Treaty Wellington: Allen and Unwin/Port Nicholson Press Ltd.

Other

  • (Video) The New Zealand Wars: Making Sense of a Shared Past: A Resource for Social Studies Teachers Using the Video Series (March 2000) The New Zealand Wars Learning Media.
  • (Video) A film by Geoff Murphy (1988) Utu
  • (Audio) GREAT MOMENTS IN NZ HISTORY Radio New Zealand Sounds Archives
    A recording by Replay Radio of the Treaty Proceedings (1990)



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