Finished the rest of the Māori worldview. Then we examined The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, 28 October 1835. The english and Māori versions are different. Click these links about the declaration.
This document is what led up to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, The Treaty of Waitangi. Some did not sign the Tiriti or Treaty.
One thing from the lecture that I thought was really a important point.
"What is the use of a written document, if you come from an oral culture?" Nothing that we come from a oral culture, nothing written down. If you would agree to something, it was said and that was valid enough.
On to History lecture, we had a guest speaker. Giselle Byrnes, a history professor here, came to give a presentation about the time before the arrival of Pakeha (Haole). Very interesting historian points of view, when looking back in time. After what, went on to my first tutorial for History. It isn't compulsory, but the work in tutorial is. I not sure what they say it isn't, yet you gotta do the work for tutorial?! Confused here?! Anyways just did a brief introduction of ourselves, tutorial stuff and went over our first readings.
Oral culture facilitates agreements between you and I, you and ma, etc. Years ago when we first moved to waimanalo, Bobby's used to allow a "tab". Because the store knew the famalies here, they allowed buying on credit. That was "cool". They paid when their checks came it. Tutu bought on credit a few times, maybe once. She wasn't working and stayed home to take care of your mother, aunt and us uncles. Oral agreements were very helpful then. But note that there was an extensive background of "credit" between the parties. Not like today where you can go to Blockbuster, get a movie by verbal agreement and cannot be located after.
ReplyDeletei believe it was trust with one another.
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