Response to text - Sir Apirana Ngata

 Response to Text

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

The Honourable Sir Apirana Ngata 

2. When and where was he born?

3rd of July 1874 and Te Aoaroa, gisborne new zealand.

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?

Ngati porou.

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

Graduate from college and 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 school for Māori throughout New Zealand, and it is this kind of work that created his legacy - in a world where Māori were looked down upon by the European colonists Āpirana fought to keep their traditions alive, not by fighting them in wars, but by playing the game the Europeans and protecting Māori culture with the power of the law . 

3. “...he used these connections to educate himself in… 

The way of european politics and laws ”

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

I think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a european because when he graduated from university he was a fully qualified lawyer and that qualified him to help make the rules.

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

                Because he was Maori and he believed in keeping it alive so that his culture does not die down.