Resources you can use to shape a Treaty based programme of learning
Treaty Settlement stories A Ministry of Culture and Heritage project, led by Monty Soutar, that interviews those involved in treaty settlements. The aim of the project is to improve understanding of the treaty settlements process over the past 30 years. This project is in progress, so material may not become available for some time.
1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi
1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine.
“Why the Treaty now?” A Prezi presentation by John Paul Powley, a Wellington secondary school teacher. The presentation references the book The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan.
Kiingitanga For the first time in more than 150 years, go behind the gates of Tūrangawaewae marae and discover the untold story of the Kiingitanga. The 3-part documentary series from Māori Television explores the history and significance of the Māori King Movement.
The 2007 New Zealand curriculum introduced the idea of a “social inquiry” in the social studies curriculum. However, it appears that the nature and purpose of a social inquiry is still unclear to many teachers. The purpose of this article is to clarify what a social inquiry is, to examine its origins within the social sciences, and to consider the contribution it can make to inquiry learning. The article draws on empirical data from a secondary-school-wide, local-community social inquiry. An analysis of the questions students and teachers asked in this social inquiry revealed that three broad types of learning outcomes were generated through this process: information-based, values-based, and citizenship-based outcomes. The article concludes by suggesting a number of ways social inquiry questions could be crafted to support informational and transformational/citizenship outcomes for social studies students.
Treaty2U TREATY 2 U tells the story of the Treaty of Waitangi. It covers the events that led up to the Treaty, explains what is written in the documents, and explores the crucial differences between the Māori and English versions. The website includes interactive games and teaching resources.
