Native Land Court and Land as a resource

Question 1

What was the native land court used for?

Answer 1

It was used to turn the Māori model into a British model and to keep the Maori and Brtish on the same page for land.

Question 2

When was the Native land court made?

Answer 2

It was made in the 1860s.

Question 3

What was the Native land Court help the Maori?

Answer 3

No, because it made some Māori lose land and become landless. It also made it easier for Pakeha to buy land.

Question 4

What does Te Kōti tango whenua mean?

Answer 4

It means the land taking court.

Question 5

What did both treaty parties view land as?

Answer 5

They both viewed land as a precious resource and were both willing to fight for it.

Question 6

What was the Maori view of land?

Answer 6

1. Sustainability
2. Iwi identity
3. Food
4. Ways of viewing the world
5. Taonga
6. Storage
7. Belonging
8. Oral traditions and e.t.c.

Question 7

What was the European view of land?

Answer 7

1. Resource
2. Provided treasure
3. Owned by individuals
4. People who owned it had economic, political and social power
5. invest and make profit in it
6. other people had no rights in it
7. males controlled ownership
8. easy to buy