Introducing Te Tiriti o Waitangi (BWB Texts)

Author: Claudia Orange

"In 1840, over 500 Māori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signatures, moko or marks they were making an agreement with the British Crown. At stake was the sovereignty of the country - and the governance of the land. The history of this agreement is a remarkable one, told here in rich and compelling detail"--cover.