New Zealand, Indigenous

New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. Critics said the bill, if passed, could reverse the rights and other protection mechanisms for the Indigenous Māori people.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
WATCH: New Zealand’s youngest MP performs ‘haka’ in parliament; tears treaty bill in bold protest
Maipi-Clarke, who made history as New Zealand’s youngest MP, captured widespread attention by performing the haka during her maiden parliamentary speech following her election in 2023.
New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that redefines the country’s founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people,
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?
Moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka in protest against treaty bill
This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous people)
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Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul
New Zealand police reported that about 10,000 people marched through the town of Rotorua in protest against the Treaty ...
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What Is Treaty of Waitangi? 184-Year-Old Document Granting Land Rights To Maori Tribes
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.
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‘My heart is happy’: Indigenous voices are a priority of new Columbia River Basin Treaty
The focus on returning the traditional food source to the water system is just one way the new Columbia River Treaty aims ...
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Maori MPs defy Indigenous bill with haka in New Zealand parliament
A contentious bill to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori has triggered unique ...
A treaty from the 1700s allowed these 2 Sask. Indigenous women to enlist in the U.S. military
These two Indigenous women veterans from Saskatchewan were able to serve in the U.S. Navy and Airforce because of the Jay Treaty, a 1794 agreement that allows some First Nations people to travel ...