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This report is based on the following requirement - - Describe the historical development of ONE issue of concern to Māori. Consider how this issue has influenced the ongoing process and implementation of bicultural development within early childhood education. Within this essay, ensure you critically examine the events, attitudes and beliefs that relate to your chosen issue by considering Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, Te Whāriki, and the whanaungatanga approach. LOs1, 2, 3 (2000 words)
- Use course readings and further research to inform your assessment.
- Guidelines: Essay
- Historical events, attitudes and beliefs are critically examined in relation to one chosen issue. The issue needs to be identified clearly and an explanation provided on why it is an issue. For example, te reo Māori itself is not an issue. However, the decline in the use and status of te reo Māori is an issue. Other issues could include but are not limited to: disparities and barriers experienced by Māori learners in education; challenges to tino rangatiratanga; iwi/hapū land grievances; the devaluing of tikanga Māori and Māori holistic wellbeing.
- Justify the issue by providing good details on the origins and historical events/whakapapa in relation to the issue.
- Identify and examine any underlying attitudes and beliefs by Māori, Pākehā, government and other relevant groups that
- preceded and surrounded the events that took place.
- Consider/explain in detail how the issue has influenced and still influences the ongoing process of bicultural development in
- early childhood education.
- Make connections between the issue selected and Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi.
- Make connections between the issue selected and Te Whāriki.
- Make connections between the issue selected and the whanaungatanga approach.
Description
Every nation in the world has their own language of communication. New Zealand similarly had its own culture and language which is called Māori. However, due to the rapid colonization during the British rule, every country in the world had to undergo language transformation. In this phase soon after the Second World War New Zealand too was intrigued into learning foreign language English. This lead into rapid disappearing of their own culture and language, as majority schools then taught only English.Teachers and students were also often punished if they spoke the Māori language. However for the natives it was a basis for their culture and a way to connect to their Gods. The people realized the threat to their culture and soon made an agreement with the British Crown called the Treaty of Waitangi which emphasized on a bicultural society.
