It wasn't until I got to University that I did a short course on The Treaty of Waitangi (which effectively secured NZ for the British and not the French who were a few days late in getting there and raising a flag.
The Treaty was pretty good - it gave land ownership and a bunch of other rights to the many Maori tribes around the country. On paper it was a reasonable deal and way better than many other indigenous people ever got.
Of course what they don't teach you until you do a special course at University - is that after that the British colonial government went ahead and passed a series of legislation that removed all those rights - Maori can't own land, can't vote, can't own businesses, can't speak their own language, etc etc.
It wasn't until the 1980's that financial reparations (billions of dollars) started being made by the NZ govt to Maori (and the process is still going on).
And then these kids came out of nowhere as part of an effort to preserve and celebrate New Zealand's indigenous culture and history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kwIkF6LFDc
Alien Weaponry are 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
It wasn't until I got to University that I did a short course on The Treaty of Waitangi (which effectively secured NZ for the British and not the French who were a few days late in getting there and raising a flag.
The Treaty was pretty good - it gave land ownership and a bunch of other rights to the many Maori tribes around the country. On paper it was a reasonable deal and way better than many other indigenous people ever got.
Of course what they don't teach you until you do a special course at University - is that after that the British colonial government went ahead and passed a series of legislation that removed all those rights - Maori can't own land, can't vote, can't own businesses, can't speak their own language, etc etc.
It wasn't until the 1980's that financial reparations (billions of dollars) started being made by the NZ govt to Maori (and the process is still going on).