Land loss and the Treaty of Waitangi

Author information

Resource primary author:

Wellington Maori Legal Service Inc

Content information

Content Description:

This paper looks at the spiritual and economic threads which bound Maori to the land. Land ensures the welfare of the people and resources on the land were part of the taonga of the Maori world and their management strictly controlled. Such controls was tika and just. Its removal by Pakeha was in breach of the Treaty. This paper focuses on this unjust situation.

Publication format:

Speech

Miscellaneous other notes:

A paper prepared for the Conference "Kai Tika", Wellington, March 15-16, 1991

TRC has a copy:

Yes

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Publication information

Catalogue Number:

346.93 - Filing Cabinet

Publisher:

Wellington Maori Legal Service Inc

Place of publication:

Wellington

Date of Publication:

1991

Physical description:

5 pages, double sided, 30 cm

Where can I find this?:

Treaty Resource Centre

attached

Author Ethnicity:

Māori

Informal Groups:

Pākehā

Cultural Related Topics:

Concept of culture

Resources :

Land

Type of content:

Historical Period:

20th

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Lottery Community Sector Research Committee for supporting Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti
ASB Trust for supporting Treaty workshops for the public and for groups applying the Treaty
Lottery Environment & Heritage to digitise the reference library

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