Response To Text: Sir Apirana Nagtaa

 Response to Text

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

Sir Apirana Ngata.  Title: Sir Apirana Ngata (Ngati Porou)

2. When and where was he born?

3rd July 1874 

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to? 

European politics

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

He was the first Māori to complete 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 Māori throughout New Zealand, and it is this kind of work that created his legacy.”

3. “And he used these connections to educate himself in  the ways of European politics and law. Āpirana Ngata was a great believer in education.”

6. Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European? So he could keep the Maori culture alive.