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Treaty Of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. the Key Principles of the treaty of Waitangi is the three P's which is partnership,protection and participation. the reason for signing the treaty was to establish a British Governor in New Zealand and to also consider the maori ownership of their lands and properties and to give Maori rights of British subjects. -
The Native Schools Act 1867
this act established that a system of village primary schools the control of the Native Department. Māori were required to donate the land for the schools, and contribute to the costs of a building and teacher’s salary.this act decrees that English is the only language to be used to educate Maori children. the initial intention of schools was to teach English. the plan was also to phase out native schools once English has taken hold of the Maori community. -
the 1920s
By the 1920s the Maori language is being taught less and less in Private schools. at First Maori children were allowed to speak their first language in schools, but as time went on the initial attitude hardened towards the Maori language. as years went by Maori children were punished for speaking their first language in schools. -
1930s
1930s
Māori remains the predominant language in Māori homes and communities. However, the use of English begins to increase, and some Māori leaders continue to support English-only education. -
1940s Maori urban migration
many Maori started to migrate to urban areas to seek for better opportunities. meaning that this big migration from rural to urban areas has a significant impact on the Maori language. -
1953
after many years after the treaty of Waitangi. Only 26% of Maori children in schools can speak Maori. this is mainly due to the fact that the government pushed Maori to speak English instead of Maori. -
1961
J. K. Hunn’s report on the Department of Māori Affairs describes the Māori language as a relic of ancient Māori life. -
Early 1970s
the concerns for the decline of the use of Maori language were expressed by Māori urban groups including Ngā Tamatoa and Te Reo Māori Society. -
1973 - 1978
from the years 1973 - 1978 a national survey shows that around 70,000 Maori or 18- 20% of Maori are fluent Maori speakers most of these are elderly. -
1980
on the year 1980, during the Māori Language Week a march is held demanding that the Māori language have equal status with English. this is important which pressured the government to do something. -
1986
The Waitangi Tribunal acknowledges the Māori language as a 'taonga' under Article II of the Treaty of Waitangi and that the Crown has a responsibility for its preservation. this is important because it is now have been relised to be a national issue and pushed for more students to speak Te Reo Maori. -
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