Te Tirirti O Waitangi

2 Days ago we watched a video about Te Tiriti O Waitangi the video was called "The Aotearoa History Show - Episode 4 | Te Tiriti o Waitangi" here is the link to the video (Link). Here is some facts that we got from the video. 

Facts:

• The Māori population in late 1830's was down from 100,000 to 70-80,000.
• The two main reasons for the drop in population were Disease and War.
• The name of the main settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand at this time was Kororāreka or you might say Russell.
• The rangatira and missionaries were unhappy with what was happening in the town: British taking over, Parting, Unfair trades.
• The Te Tiriti O Waitangi was neglected because it was Buried, a lot of water was going on the paper, it was damaged and lastly it rotted.
• The British saw France as a threat because they were trying to colonise NZ.
• 500 chiefs from around the country signed the treaty.
• Tino Rangatiratanga means having your own way.
• The Māori believed that they would still be in control of their land.
• The methods the Māori used to beat the British in the Northern War were trenches, Flake walls, ambush and log walls.

Here are some photos