Should the Treaty of Waitangi be celebrated

 Hi Guys!

Recently I have researched about the treaty of Waitangi and if it could actually still be celebrated.

There were a lot of things that happened over the times of the treaty being signed to now. There was a lot of controversy surrounding this topic as many people believed that it should be celebrated but there were also many people saying it shouldn't be celebrated.

One argument in a video I saw was saying the things written on the treaty didn't happen such as Maori getting equal rights with the Europeans coming into the countries. This can be seen multiple times throughout history and even now things liken pay and opportunity isn't equal. There are also stats such as Maori only taking up 15% of the population but they are 51% of prisoners in the country. They are 27% of the unemployed kiwis, and 61% of children taken into state care are Maori. This proves that the treaty may not have been fair as not everyone has equality.

Watch the video here

There are some positives though, as Maori tribes will be considered as citizens under the country and the British Crown. They won't lose all their land but are able to sell it to the Crown. But overall the idea was that the Maori people could keep sovereignty over the land.

Overall the ideas of the treaty were not completely upheld and well I do still think that people should at least commemorate the idea and the people that died to get what they had been wanting. But I wouldn't be surprised if the country nation day was changed or if the treaty is finally upheld.

BYE!