Response to Text: Sir Apirana Ngata

 Response to Text

1. Who was the article about? Sir Apirana Ngata 

2. When and where was he born? 3rd of July 1874 

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to? New Zealand 

4. What was he the first Maori person to do? Sir Apirana Ngata was the first Maori person to get a degree at a New Zealand university. 

5. Finish these sentences from the text:

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

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

3. “ Ngati Porou was one of the Iwi in New Zealand that had developed close relationships with the British crown and 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? 

I think they could behave like Europeans and so their culture doesn't go extinct or something like that. Maybe because they need to learn or maybe he wants to learn more about European people and what they learn. 

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

I think that what kept him to keep trying to keep Maori Culture alive was that he wanted to make his people proud and studied very hard on everything at schoo