📚 Part 1: Understanding Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana

1. When did Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana establish the Ratana movement?

1900

1918

1925

1935

2. What was the main spiritual motivation behind Ratana's movement?

To replace traditional Māori beliefs completely

To heal and unite Māori communities spiritually and politically

To establish a new religion separate from Christianity

To focus only on land rights issues

3. Which of the following challenges were facing Māori communities in the early 1900s? (Check all that apply)

Land confiscations

Poor health outcomes

Political marginalisation

Loss of cultural identity

4. The term "tino rangatiratanga" is closely connected to the Ratana movement. What does this concept mean?

Spiritual healing

Self-determination and sovereignty

Land ownership

Religious worship

✏️ Part 2: Connections and Context

5. Complete the following sentence about Ratana's vision:

Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana believed that Māori communities needed both _____________ healing and _____________ empowerment to overcome the challenges of the early 20th century.

6. Explain how the Ratana movement gave hope to Māori in the early 1900s. Use specific examples from the lesson.

7. Connect the past to the present: How might Ratana's ideas about tino rangatiratanga still be relevant to Māori communities today?

🎨 Part 3: Whakapapa of Ideas

8. Create a concept map below showing the connections between Ratana's teachings and Māori community needs. Include at least four key concepts such as mana, whānau, tino rangatiratanga, and spiritual healing.

9. Reflection: What is one thing about the Ratana movement that surprised or interested you the most? Why?