The Treaty of Waitangi: A Framework for Maori health development by Te Kani Kingi

Kia ora, this is a great article especially for those interested in Maori health development particularly understanding the impacts of Maori health from the time of colonialism to today. In the article are cited self-determination strategies that Maori used to turn a dismal health situation into actions for better Maori health determinants. Good read, its well done. Taima


Abstract:
The Treaty of Waitangi is often described as New Zealand’s founding document. However, and since its first signing on 6 February 1840, confusion and debate has often surrounded its interpretation and application, its value as an historical manuscript and its broader significance to the contemporary development of New Zealand. While there is unlikely to be any clear consensus on the application of the Treaty of Waitangi or what its original intent may have been, this paper considers the relationship between the Treaty and Māori health. How Māori health issues fundamentally informed the shape and design of the Treaty, how these connections have gradually been lost, but how it may provide a framework for contemporary Māori health development.

Kingi, T. R. (2007). The Treaty of Waitangi: A framework for Māori health development. New Zealand Journal of
Occupational Therapy, 54(1), 4-10

Full article can be find at site: http://www.nzaot.com/downloads/contribute/TheTreatyofWaitangiAFrameworkforMaoriHealth.pdf