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| New Zealand signs Maori land deal | New Zealand signs Maori land deal |
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| The New Zealand government has agreed to pay NZ$300m (US$157m, £108m) to eight Maori tribes to settle grievances dating back more than 150 years. | The New Zealand government has agreed to pay NZ$300m (US$157m, £108m) to eight Maori tribes to settle grievances dating back more than 150 years. |
| The tribes say they were victims of illegal land seizures and breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. | The tribes say they were victims of illegal land seizures and breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. |
| This was the agreement on land and human rights reached by British settlers and indigenous people in 1840. | This was the agreement on land and human rights reached by British settlers and indigenous people in 1840. |
| The government also acknowledged Maori authorship of the Haka, the war dance used by the All Blacks rugby team. | The government also acknowledged Maori authorship of the Haka, the war dance used by the All Blacks rugby team. |
| The tribes involved have some 12,000 members and will receive about half the amount in cash and the rest in rents from government-owned forests and greenhouse gas emission credits. | The tribes involved have some 12,000 members and will receive about half the amount in cash and the rest in rents from government-owned forests and greenhouse gas emission credits. |
| Haka | Haka |
| The Maori chief Te Rauparaha was recognised as the originator of the Haka, written to celebrate his escape from death in a battle in the 1820s. | The Maori chief Te Rauparaha was recognised as the originator of the Haka, written to celebrate his escape from death in a battle in the 1820s. |
| What exactly is a haka? | |
| This places ownership of the Haka in his Ngati Toa tribe. | This places ownership of the Haka in his Ngati Toa tribe. |
| The government has also acknowledged that he was detained without trial in 1846 for 18 months. | The government has also acknowledged that he was detained without trial in 1846 for 18 months. |
| Concerns have grown recently at the inappropriate use of the Haka for commercial purposes. | Concerns have grown recently at the inappropriate use of the Haka for commercial purposes. |
| In 2006, an advertisement for Fiat cars featured an Italian woman doing a version of the Haka; it was also used repeatedly in the Hollywood movie Forever Strong. | In 2006, an advertisement for Fiat cars featured an Italian woman doing a version of the Haka; it was also used repeatedly in the Hollywood movie Forever Strong. |
| Land | Land |
| The deal settles three big claims of land from the bottom half of the North Island and the top of the South Island. | The deal settles three big claims of land from the bottom half of the North Island and the top of the South Island. |
| Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples said the agreement was a huge step forward. | Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples said the agreement was a huge step forward. |
| It involved gathering people together, researching the history, identifying the issues and preparing claims, appointing negotiators and securing a mandate, dealing with neighbours and sorting through overlapping interests, he said. | It involved gathering people together, researching the history, identifying the issues and preparing claims, appointing negotiators and securing a mandate, dealing with neighbours and sorting through overlapping interests, he said. |
| Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.3 million population, but are at the bottom of most social indicators. | Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.3 million population, but are at the bottom of most social indicators. |