He Whakaputanga = the declaration of independence, 1835.
"He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga, made after decades of Māori and European encounters that had been steadily expanding – bot...
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Format: | Ebook |
Language: | English |
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Wellington, New Zealand :
Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o Te Kāwanatanga : National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa : Bridget Williams Books,
2017.
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Online Access: | The Treaty of Waitangi Collection The New Zealand History Collection |
Table of Contents:
- He Whakaputanga / The Declaration of Independence – About He Whakaputanga – The signed Declaration – A printed copy – The signatories – Map of the principal residencies of the signatories – Signing He Whakaputanga – The signatories – Texts of He Whakaputanga – The archival story / Jared Davidson and Stefanie Lash.