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Kotahitanga Movement Exploration Worksheet
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Kotahitanga Movement Exploration Worksheet
🌟 Part 1: Understanding Kotahitanga
1. What does the word "Kotahitanga" mean to you? Write your thoughts below:
2. Circle the best meaning of Kotahitanga:
Working together as one
Fighting against each other
Living separately
Speaking different languages
3. Draw what unity and working together looks like to you:
📚 Part 2: The Beginning of Kotahitanga
4. The Kotahitanga movement began in the _______ century when Māori leaders wanted to create a _______ parliament to represent all Māori people.
5. Why do you think Māori leaders wanted their own parliament? Write your ideas:
6. Sketch what you imagine a Māori parliament meeting might have looked like:
7. Tick all the reasons why Kotahitanga was important:
To give Māori a voice in government
To protect Māori land and culture
To bring Māori tribes together
To make decisions about Māori communities
👥 Part 3: Important Leaders
8. Match the Kotahitanga leaders with their contributions:
1. Sir James Carroll
2. Hōne Heke Ngāpua
3. Princess Te Puea
A. Helped organise Māori unity
B. First Māori to become a government minister
C. Led efforts to bring tribes together
9. Draw a portrait of what you think a Kotahitanga leader might have looked like:
10. What qualities do you think made these leaders special? Write three qualities:
🏛️ Part 4: The Kotahitanga Parliament
11. The Kotahitanga Parliament met in _____________ and representatives came from different _____________ around New Zealand.
12. Circle what you think the Kotahitanga Parliament discussed:
Land rights and ownership
What to have for lunch
Education for Māori children
Sports competitions
13. Sketch the inside of a meeting house where the parliament might have met:
🌱 Part 5: Kotahitanga Today
14. How do you see Kotahitanga (unity) in New Zealand today? Give examples:
15. Tick the ways we can show Kotahitanga in our school and community:
Learning te reo Māori
Respecting different cultures
Working together on projects
Helping each other
Celebrating Māori culture
16. Draw a picture showing how you can practice Kotahitanga in your daily life:
17. What is one thing you learned about the Kotahitanga movement that surprised you?
🤔 Part 6: Reflection and Thinking
18. If you could ask a Kotahitanga leader one question, what would it be?
19. Why do you think it's important to learn about the Kotahitanga movement today?
20. Create your own symbol or design that represents Kotahitanga (unity and working together):
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