te tai | Treaty settlement Stories

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Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage have embarked on a national project – Te Tai Whakaea Treaty Settlement Stories (Te Tai) – to collect, preserve and share the broad and multi-faceted history of Treaty settlements. The project aims to educate and inform people of Treaty settlements and their impact by connecting and engaging them with a diverse range of Treaty settlement stories. Treaty of Waitangi settlements are unique to Aotearoa New Zealand and are leading to significant changes in our communities throughout the country. They are vital in shaping our identity as a nation and central to the making of modern Aotearoa New Zealand. While much academic research has been undertaken, there is no overarching history that records these significant milestones in our nation’s history. Furthermore there is a need to capture first-hand the experience of key figures involved in early Treaty settlements while they are still here with us.