Treaty of Waitangi Flashcards
Crown
A monarch (King or Queen)
Colony
A country, established under the rule of another country
Taunga
Precious treasures eg. Land, culture
Treaty
A document containing an agreement between 2 or more nations
Kawanatanga
Governorship - invented by missionaries
Rangatira
A chief
Cede
To transfer rights to someone else
Sovereignty
Possessing the power/authority to govern a nation
Mana
To be held in great respect/ to possess authority
Rangatiratanga
Chieftainship - the rights of chiefs to rule and to make laws
Tangata Whenua
People of the land
Confiscation
A possession taken away as punishment
Pre-emption
Giving a person/ group first option to buy land when it comes up for sale
Bi-cultural
Two cultures living alongside each other in a country
Hikoi
Protest March