Certificate of Achievement

Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke

has completed the following course:

New Zealand History, Culture and Conflict: A Museum Perspective

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

This online course gave an introduction, from the perspective of the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, to the indigenous and colonial history of Aotearoa New Zealand. It also considered the role of a museum in a bicultural nation in the 21st century. Topics included Pacific navigation, Māori culture, indigenous knowledge systems, colonial history and conflict, the Treaty of Waitangi, the Waitangi tribunal, iwi perspectives on the treaty, & the role of museums as places of living culture.

3 weeks, 1 hour per week

Pamela Streeter

Head of Learning, Te Papa Tongarewa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Describe ways that early Pacific Navigators made it to New Zealand shores
  • Summarise some Māori ways of tracking the year and seasons
  • Summarise key events and conflicts in New Zealand’s social history including the Treaty of Waitangi
  • Compare how New Zealand colonial/indigenous relationships may differ from those in other nations
  • Engage with Museum based cultural education in New Zealand

Syllabus

  • The Indigenous history of Aotearoa New Zealand
  • The Colonial history of New Zealand
  • The history of conflict in New Zealand
  • The role of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s past and present
  • The role of a Museum in sharing and stewarding a nations stories and objects

Issued on 19th August 2022

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Free online course:

New Zealand History, Culture and Conflict: A Museum Perspective

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa