Ewen provides further confirmation that the chiefs fully understood they were ceding full sovereignty.
After Hone Heke felled the flagstaff in 1844, a group of Chiefs meet with Governor Fitzroy at Waimate North to discuss the situation.
The transcript of the meeting gives a fascinating insight into how they understood the Treaty - WATCH THE VIDEO below).....
Click to view (then scroll down)
Ewen McQueen is a New Zealand writer and social commentator who blogs at RenewNZ where this video was sourced
4 comments:
Can't find the video anywhere. Please provide a link in the comments.
Sea_Breeze, did you click the image to get to the site then scroll down? - It may take a couple of seconds to load.
no it ends up with some bumbook link
His introduction in the video is about his book, but it then goes on to the chiefs meeting at Waimate North.
Post a Comment
Thanks for engaging in the debate!
Because this is a public forum, we will only publish comments that are respectful and do NOT contain links to other sites. We appreciate your cooperation.