Differences in how Maori and Pakeha viewed the Treaty of Waitangi
Through Pakeha Eyes
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Through Maori Eyes
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Power for the King/Queen over New Zealand and the Maoris.
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Seen as a spiritual relationship between Queen Victoria and the Maori chiefs
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Was just a piece of paper with some signatures on it.
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A symbol of protection and peace between the cultures.
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They wanted to continue buying large portions of land.
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For stop mass land sales and large tradings.
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The pakeha wanted more money and land.
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A contract that should be taken seriously and could be sworn by.
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The pakeha saw it as a way for future trading.
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For The musket wars between the tribes to stop.
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It doesn't matter to them.
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What the treaty means is how it should be acted out. The land should be shared and
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