GEOG323 (HAM)
Colonial Treaties and Tribal Lands
20 points

Lecturers: Angeline Greensill 
Email: ngahina@waikato.ac.nz

Paper description

Treaties signed in the 19th century have become the subject of numerous claims, litigation and settlements.  This paper reviews the Treaty of Waitangi, the impact of European colonisation and legislation on Māori land tenure systems, the roles of the Waitangi Tribunal, Office of Treaty Settlements and Crown Forests Rental Trust in the treaty claims process, and the post settlement realities for tangata whenua.  Comparative studies of similar treaty issues and indigenous land rights in Australia, Canada, the United States of America and some Pacific Islands will also be included.

Paper Objectives

The main objectives of the course are:

• to enhance students' awareness of historical and contemporay indigenous issues relating to colonial treaties and Eurpoean expansion,
• to critically analyse Treaty issues within the context of colonisation and globalisation,
• to compare contemporary Treaty experiences in Aotearoa with those of other countries colonised by Britain, and
• to encourage students to reflect on what they have learned and to record entries in a personal journal on a regular basis

Prerequisites

GEOG219 and 20 further points at level 2 in Geography.

Assessment

Internal assessment/examination ratio 70:30
There will be an essay (20%) a supervised test (20%), a journal (30%) and an examination (30%).  Further information on assessments, deadlines for written work and requirements for a credit in this paper will be provided at the first lecture.

Required Reading

It is essential to follow up lectures with some reading.  A reading manual will be available for purchase from Campus Copy. In addition there are some folders in Diana’s room, which contain information to this paper.

Recommended Reading

Belgrave, M, Kawharu, M. and D. Williams (Eds) 2005: Waitangi Revisited. Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi. Oxford University Press.

Boldt, M. and Long, J.A. (Eds) 1985: The Quest for Justice, Aboriginal Peoples and aboriginal Rights.  University of Toronto Press.  Canada.

Havemann, P. 1999: Indigenous People’ Rights in Australia, Canada & New Zealand.  Oxford University Press, Wellington.

Kawharu I.H., (Ed) 1989: Waitangi, Maori and Pakeha Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi.  Oxford University Press, Auckland.

Lippmann, L. 1992: Generations of Resistance, Longman Cheshire PTY Ltd, Australia.

Ward, A. 1999: An Unsettled History, Treaty Claims in New Zealand Today.  Bridget Williams Books.

Williams, d. 1999: Te Kooti Tango Whenua, The Native Land Court 1864 –1909.  Wellington, Huia Publishers.

Timetable and Organisation:

Refer to the Online Timetable.