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Treaty of Waitangi digital forum

On Tuesday 22 February 2005 between 1:30 and 2:30pm, join our videoconference with

Te Papa Director History and Pacific cultures
Dr Claudia Orange

Dr Orange is a renowned historian. Her book, The Treaty of Waitangi (1987), has transformed national understanding of the importance of the Treaty. Her Illustrated History of the Waitangi Treaty was published last year. It tracks the changes in the 20th Century and especially in the last 25 years.

As general editor of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Dr Orange has contributed enormously to the shaping of national identity. She was also Acting Chief Historian at the Department of Internal Affairs from 1997 to 2000, and has worked on the online encyclopaedia of New Zealand for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

And now as Director History and Pacific Cultures Dr Orange is responsible for leading the research, curatorial, and collection management functions of Te Papa teams that take care of many of our national treasures.

Join our video conference to talk to Claudia about:

  • new understandings about the history of Māori-Pākehā relations
  • the historical and contemporary leaders who have forged Māori-Pākehā relations
  • the women who signed the Treaty and the women who continue to work for tino rangatiratanga today
  • the Māori and English versions of the Treaty and what the different languages convey
  • how Māori-Pākehā relations have changed in the last twenty years?
  • how the Crown addresses historical Treaty claims and how the Waitangi Tribunal works
  • the future vision for Māori-Pākehā relations.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIDEO-CONFERENCE, CONTACT digitalconversations@cwa.co.nz BY 18 FEBRUARY 2005
Telephone: (04) 382 6506

Before you attend the Treaty of Waitangi digital forum visit this site:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Links/treaty.htm

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