Social Studies

Word	Definition	Picture
Treaty	a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states
Mana	It is an honor. To have mana is to have great authority, presence, or prestige. It is respect.
Crown	Queen of England, British Government.
Tangata Whenua	used to describe the Maori people of a particular locality , or as a whole as the original inhabitants of New Zealand.
Iwi	Iwi (Māori pronunciation: [ˈiwi]) is the largest social l units in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Māori society. The Māori- language word iwi means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes" .
Colony	a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
Sovereignty	the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Rangatiratanga	the right of Maori people to rule themselves; self- determination.
Governorship	the office or position of being governor of a town, region, or public institution.
Kawanatanga	Kāwanatanga (literally governorship) is a word derived from the Māori language of New Zealand. Kāwanatanga was first used in the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, 1835. It reappeared in 1840 when the Treaty of Waitangi was being translated from English into Māori.
Taonga	(in Maori culture) an object o r natural resource which is highly prized.