| Aotearoa the Way it Was Questions and ActivitiesThe Treaty of Waitangi Past and Present
Section 1 : Aotearoa the Way it Was 1a. Finding Out About the Past How do you know about what happened in your family before you were born? How do we know how people lived long ago? How did Makereti know what life was like for iwi before she was born?
Ask an adult to tell you about something that happened when they were a child. Write or tell their story.
1b. Law and Rules
What are some of the rules we have: Why do we have rules? - What would happen if there were no rules?
- Make a chart showing family or school rules.
- How do we make social rules? Who makes them?
- If you think a rule or law is bad, what can you do about it?
- How do you decide if a rule is good or bad? Think about who the rule is good or bad for.
- What happens when we disobey rules?
1c. Similarities and Differences - Think about and discuss all the ways that your life might be similar to that of a child living in Aotearoa before Pakeha settlers arrived.
- Discuss the ways that your life is different from that of a Māori child before the Pakeha settlers arrived.
- Make two lists, one for things that are the same and one for things that are different.
- Compare the lists.
1d. Place Names Think of Māori place names in your area. Find out why those names were given. Use a Māori dictionary (if you need to) or talk to a kuia or kaumatua. Think of some non-Māori place names in your area. Find out why those names were given. Discuss the differences between the way Māori and non-Māori name places. Discuss why Māori and non-Māori have named places differently.
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