I extend a warm invitation to you to attend the UWS Open Forum on "The Treaty of Waitangi. Does it deliver for Maoris of New Zealand?" at 5.30 pm for 6.00pm start, on Wednesday 23rd July at the UWS Parramatta campus.
This is the third UWS Open Forum of a series that will deal with topical and contemporary social issues.
The Forum provides an opportunity for the Western Sydney community to hear from a direct descendant of a Maori Elder who signed the Treaty.
The Treaty of Waitangi takes it name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was signed in February 1840. The Treaty is a political compact, written in both in Maori and English languages, that was made between representatives of the British Crown and about 540 indigenous Maori Chiefs.
The Treaty contains a broad statement of political principles and deals with 'sovereignty', Maori citizenship rights, ownership of Maori land , self-governance and other issues. The Treaty is considered to be New Zealand�s founding document, however there have been many problems over the years concerning interpretation and implementation of the Treaty.
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