1. The Legacy of Rua Kenana
For these reasons, the 1863 New Zealand Settlement Act, and soon afterward, the Native Land Courts were established, both of which ignored Maori rights. ... Many Maori did too such as James Carroll and Apirana Ngata, who were Maori politicians and part of the Young Maori Party (YMP), a political party who believed the best way to gain equal rights for Maori was through assimilation and Pakeha sovereignty. ...
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