He Whakaputanga

Description:

"He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga, made after decades of Māori and European encounters that had been steadily expanding – both within Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere on the globe as Māori travelled abroad. As rangatira reached out, they also forged new alliances." -- Publishers description.

subjects: Maori (New Zealand people),  History,  Sources,  Politics and government,  Legal status, laws,  Colonization,  Tino rangatiratanga,  Kāwanatanga,  Kōtahitanga,  Kōrero nehe,  He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni,  Kōrero taumata,  Tūpuna,  Rauemi matua,  Rangatira,  Declaration of Independence,  National Library of New Zealand

Places: New Zealand

Times: 19th century,  To 1840