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A presentation by Adrian, Brian,and Dan
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Moriori view: That they are tchatat henu(tangata whenua) of the Chathams!ands"
Co!onia!#$opu!ar view: That they are theorigina! inhabitants of %& who wereforced to 'ee to the Chatham s!ands inthe face of a superior cu!ture the Maori"
Modern view: Moriori and Maori share acommon ancestor"
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!ander
*and +wnership
ai!ure of the Crown to protect Morioriunder the Treaty of -aitangi"
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Moriori have been portrayed as being aninferior and !ow cu!ture in Crown pub!icationssuch as the choo! .ourna!"
/0ow The Maoris Came To %ew &ea!and1,School Journal, Part 3 (March, 1916), pp. 41-46
Maruiwi#Mouriuri: 2an inferior cu!ture3occupying the %orth s!and, who were drivenout and became the ancestors of the Moriori"
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4567 %ative *and Court decisionawarding 869 of Chathams to Maori
*eaving on!y 9 of Chathams to Moriori
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ai!ure of Crown to remedy actions ofBritish ub;ects which a!!owed 45<invasion"
ai!ure to end s!avery after 45=7, or toimprove conditions of Moriori in captivity"
!avery continued unti! 45>"
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Because it is integra! to changingperspectives of %&1s past"
Because it a!!ows us to introduce
important concepts to students" Because it a!!ows us to show how historic
2wrongs3 can be addressed"
Because it shows the determination of acu!ture to survive"
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MorioriNgati Mutunga and
Ngati Tama
45< invasion shou!dhave been prevented
by Crown" $ost 45=7 Crown
fai!ed to act"
e@ohu is theirs by
right" !andered as
/inferior1
Chatham s!ands is notcovered under 45=7
Treaty of -aitangi Chatham s!ands is
theirs by /ight ofConuest1 and !ac@ ofresistance to their
c!aim" %ative *and Court
supported c!aims 4567"
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$+$E*A# +CA*DA-%T FG- M+DG% FG-
Moriori are the Hrst/Moa 0unter1 peop!e
This inferior cu!turewas swept away byMaori"
Guropean treatment
of Maori is betterthan Maori treatmentof Moriori
Moriori and Maori arethe Hrst peop!e of %&"
Moriori deve!oped aseparate materia! andspiritua! cu!ture on theChathams"
This cu!ture is c!ear!yre!ated to, and as richas, Maori cu!ture"
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The past must be ;udged by its ownstandards"
ind commonground
$resent facts andrationa!es rather
than emotions" Iuided ro!ep!ays"
Chec@ for traps" Beaware of your studentbac@grounds"
2i? thin@ing hats3
activity to a!!owstudents e?p!orediJerent perspectivesand ways of thin@ing
*in@ concepts tostudent cu!tura!e?perience"
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The Chatham s!ands: My Fiews on the tory of e@ohu (778) http:##re@ohu"wordpress"com#category#conversation# Accessed +ctober 4