Response to Text (Wednesday T3, W8)

 Response to Text

1. Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)

Sir Apirana Ngata

2. When and where was he born?

3rd of July in 1874 in Te Araroa on the East Coast of NZ North island.

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?

              Ngati Porou

4. What was he the first Maori person to do?

He was the first person to attend university 

5. Finish these sentences from the text:

1. “Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of… Māori, both socially, culturally, and economically”

2. “Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to.. set up businesses and schools for Māori throughout New Zealand”

3. “...he used these connections to educate himself in…the ways of European politics and law”

6. Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European?

So that Maori people could learn European studies.

7. What do you think motivated him to fight so hard to keep Maori Culture alive?

  Because he wanted the Europeans to be equal with Maori and let them speak their culture.

Task Description: Today I have done my Response to Text where I had to read a article or a journal. After I was finish I head to my blog and published it.