This beginner-level course is designed to introduce participants to the basics of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The historical promises and breaches will be covered, allowing participants to gain an understanding of the current Tiriti issues.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi 101 covers:
- Personal culture
- New Zealand culture with some definitions of Māori and Pākeha cultures
- Colonisation process and its effects
- New Zealand history leading up to Te Tiriti
- What Te Tiriti said – written and verbal
- Post-Tiriti breaches with a particular focus on Taranaki
- Recovery from colonisation
- Brief conversation about how this information might apply to your work and personal life
Workshops provide a safe space to:
- share openly on the subject
- wrestle with ideas
- question previously held beliefs