Colonization of New Zealand

Colonization of New Zealand

Wilson Boechler and Jack Kavanagh

How New Zealand was colonized

Sources

http://fuckcolonialism.tumblr.com/post/83145159173/winona-stevenson-the-five-stages-of-colonialism

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/treaty-of-waitangi/page-7

http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/colonisation.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maori/page-1

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maori/page-2

http://www.historytoday.com/keith-sinclair/new-zealand-declared-british-colony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Party

Modern Day Maori

- Maori culture is still alive and the people are thriving.

- It is kept alive in many ways, including staying true to traditions and having their own government party (only 2 out of 121 seats in the House of Representatives.)

- As well as every member of their national teams, whether they are of Maori descent or not, has to know, and do the haka; which is an age old dance, generally done by men and the warriors before going into battle.

Effects on the Maori and recovering

Treaty of Waitangi

- While tribes based more inland were less affected or not affected at all, tribes of Maori living on the coast underwent some big changes.

- Pre-contact Maori had no ranged weaponry except for the tao. The Europeans introduced them to the musket.

- The introduction of the musket to Maori people was very bad. The Maori population began to drop significantly, as tribes that did have muskets would attack tribes that didn't, either enslaving or killing them. This warfare lasted from 1805 to 1843.

- Near the end of the 19th century, many believed that the Maori would cease to exist and be assimilated.

- In 1840, the Maori population was around 48-68 thousand, while the European population was only around 2 thousand.

- By 1871 it had declined to around 37 thousand Maori.

- And in 1896 it started to increase to around 42 thousand, however the European population was above 700 thousand.

- By 1936 the Maori population had jumped back up to around 82 thousand, and continued to increase from there.

- Colonization began midway through the 18th century with when James Cook circumnavigated and mapped the country.

- When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed it gave the british crown full control of the government and

land.

- The population grew massively from 1830(<1000) to 1880(>500 000).

- They began using the british legal system and eventually the Maori land was turned over into the hands of the Crown, and the impoverished most of the Maori population.

- First signed in 1840

- The English and Maori versions of the treaty varied quite a bit. The English version gave the Crown full sovereignty over the country, while the Maori version was supposed to give the Crown the right to govern, but in turn for protection and still being able to control all of their own Maori affairs. In total there are 9 different copies of the treaty that were signed by different chiefs throughout the country. Just over 500 chiefs signed.

- It is considered by many to be the founding document of New Zealand.

First contact

- First contact between Maori people and Europeans was on December 13th, 1642.

- Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to make contact.

- His men were attacked as soon as they made contact with the Maori. Research has shown that they were docked very close to a major area for agriculture, so the attack was most likely an act of defense.

Culture before Colonization

The Maori People

-The first settlers of New Zealand. Originally from Polynesia.

- Settled over 700 years ago (Around 1250 to 1300 CE)

- With multiple centuries of Isolation they were able to develop a very unique culture.

Artistic representation of a Maori chief.