lecture 16 - crisis & conflict (1863-1881) Flashcards
What was the government’s land confiscation policy in the 1860s onwards?
If the people of an area was deemed to be under rebellion, or even responded with violence when invaded, the land was confiscated
What descendant of Noah did Māori identify with in the Old Testament?
Shem (which are the ancestors of the Jewish people)
Why did some Māori identify with the Hebrew people of the Old Testament
HAd some similar cultural practices: polygamy, slavery, revenge, psalms & hymns, sense of genealogy
What was the Māori word for a covenant with God, which identified with the Old Testament covenant of the Hebrew people?
Kawenata
Why was there a shift away from Anglican and Catholic Christianity towards Old Testament practices by many early Māori?
Alliances with the missionaries were often severed during war
What was the Pai Marire movement?
A Māori religious movement in the 1860s and 1870s that incorporated bibical and traditional Māori elements
What was the Pakeha name for the Pai Marire movement?
Hauhau
Who founded, and was the prophet of, the Pai Marire movement?
Te Ua Haumene
What was the religion developed by Te Kooti in the East Coast?
Ringatu
What was the religion developed by King Tawhiao?
Tariao
Over what period did the King Country exist?
1864-1881
Who was the second Māori king?
King Tawhiao
Who was king during the time of the king country movement?
King Tawhiao
When was the Native Lands Act first introduced?
1862
What was the institution created by the Native Lands Acts of 1862 and 1865?
The native Land Court
What was the purpose of the Native land Court?
Granted land titles so that land could be sold by Māori,
What were the regulations on the granting of titles by the native Land Court?
Ownership was granted to the occupiers during 1840, and to a maximum of 10 owners
What were the results of the Native Land Court?
Fractured tribal unity, Pakeha fraud, Māori brougth away from land and traditional practices, drastically decreased Māori ownership
What was the result of the Māori Representation Act 1867?
Māori were awarded 4 seats in the House of Representatives
What were the goals of the early Māori representatives of Parliament?
Fought for Māori land & rangatiratanga, opposed the Native Land court
Which Pakeha man in the 1870s lobbied alongside some Māori men to have unethical land sales under the Native Land Court overturned?
Henry Russel
Where is Parihaka?
Taranaki
