The Treaty of WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi

Task #3Task #3

What does the Treaty of Waitangi What does the Treaty of Waitangi say?say?

Briefly the treaty states that it will protect Briefly the treaty states that it will protect the Maori, force them to hand over their the Maori, force them to hand over their mana, give the Maori undisturbed mana, give the Maori undisturbed possesion over their land, fisheries, possesion over their land, fisheries, forests, and other properties.forests, and other properties.For the British the treaty allows them to For the British the treaty allows them to increase their colony (bring more people in increase their colony (bring more people in to N.Z.), and trade with the other Maori to N.Z.), and trade with the other Maori tribes.tribes.

What is sovereignty?What is sovereignty?

Sovereignty means a chiefs, kings, or Sovereignty means a chiefs, kings, or queens authority of making a decision and queens authority of making a decision and power over a countrypower over a country

Supreme and independent power or Supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.claimed by a state or community.

Why are there issues around the Why are there issues around the interpretation of the Treaty of interpretation of the Treaty of

Waitangi?Waitangi? There are issues around the interpretation There are issues around the interpretation of the treaty because the british or the of the treaty because the british or the government didn’t fore-fill their end of the government didn’t fore-fill their end of the treaty which let the Maori control their land treaty which let the Maori control their land and their lives the way they wanted to.and their lives the way they wanted to.