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Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)
Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata
When and where was he born?
3rd of july 1874 at Te Araroa on the east coast of nz north island
Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?
Ngati porou
What was he the first Maori person to do?
A fully qualified Lawyer
Finish these sentences from the text:
“Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of maori socillay culturally and ecomonicaly. ”
“Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to set up businesses and schools for maori throughout nz and it is this kind of work that created his legacy in a world where maori were looked down upon by the European colonists Apirana fought to keep there traditions alive not by frighting them in wars but by playing the game the Europeans and protecting maori culture with the power of the law. ”
“...he used these connections to educate himself in the ways the Europeans politics and the law.”
Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European? So he could keep the maori culture alive.
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