lecture 12 - the meeting of peoples Flashcards
When does Cook first explore NZ?
The 1770s
What is the Maori name for the Bay of Islands?
Pewhairangi
What is the Maori name for the Foveaux Strait?
Te Ara a Kiwa
What are words that early maori used to describe the early European arrivals?
tangata ke (strangers), maitai (from the sea), tangata tupua (goblin people)
When did whalers from NSW arrive at the Bay of Islands?
from the 1790s
When is their a temporary cessation of whaling, and why?
In 1809, after utu against the Boyd
Why was the Boyd burnt?
Burnt by Maori in 1809 after the crew ill treated a young rangatira on board
Over what decades was sealing first established in NZ?
1790s-1810s
Where did early sealers come from?
Australia (e.g. NSW, Port Jackson), USA
When was the first shore whaling station established in NZ?
1829
Where were whaling stations set up in NZ?
In the South Island and lower North island
How did early whalers and Maori establish connections?
By marrying Maori women and trading with them. Participated in wive’s whanau and helped to run their businesses
Who kidnaps Tuki-Tahua and takes him to Norfold Island to teach convict to make flax rope?
Philip King
Who draws up the 1793 ‘cultural map of New Zealand’ after relationships with Philip King at Norfolk island?
Tuki-tahua
Who is the first Christian Missionary in NZ?
Samuel Marsden, NSW principal chaplain
Who is Te Pahi, and how was he involved in the early settlement of missionaries?
He visited Governor King in NSW and meets marsden, a missionary. Mistakenly killed by lynch-mob who thought he burnt the Boyd
Which Maori man was involved in helping Marsden settle, after being nursed back to health by him?
Ruatara
Where does Marsden settle in NZ?
Rangihoua - Northern bay of Islands
Who protects Samuel Marsden in his mission after the death of Ruatara?
Hongi Hika
Who were the 2 alliances that competed for access to Pakeha and missionaries in Pewhairangi between 1770s and 1826?
Hongi’s Northern Alliance, the Southern Alliance
What is the Maori name for Russel, a key early settlement in the bay of islands?
Kororareka
What were the implications for early intermarrying of Ngai Tahu with pakeha whalers, sealers, etc.?
Ngai tahu had a high mixed-descent population allowing for integration with Pakeha communiites
What was the CMS?
Christian Missionary Society
Who was the leader of Nga Puhi in the 1820s, and visited britain with Thomas Kendall?
Hongi Hika
Who was Te Raiparaha?
Rangatira of Ngati Toa Rangatira of the Southern North island, active around the 1830s
What iwi was Te Wherowhero from?
Waikato-Tainui
Who does Tw Wherowhero fight in the 1840s?
nga puhi, iwi in taranaki
In what time period do iwi rush to buy muskets?
1810s-1830s
What do Maori trade for muskets?
Potatoes, flax, pigs
What is the Maori name coined to describe European introduced diseases?
Mate pakeha
What type of mate pakeha caused low birth rates, and aided in the decline of the maori population?
Sexually transmitted diseases
Who, form the bible, did many maori identify with?
The jews from the Old Testament
Who was Thomas Kendall?
A British Missionary
