United Tribes Hoop Earrings
3900
$39.00
Unit price perThese Rerehua United Tribes Hoop Earrings are
- Engraved 20mm Rectangle Pendants on 20mm Hoops
Available in
- 18K Gold or Rhodium Silver Plated Stainless Steel
Meaning
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni
The 'Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand'
- The He Whakaputanga or United Tribes flag was created in 1834. It was necessary for Māori to choose a flag so that they could continue to participate in the major trading markets and adhere to navigation laws for ships to operate.
- The flag came to represent the He Whakaputanga Declaration, which is often described as the tuakana to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It was a declaration to the world that Māori were a sovereign people and an independent state. This was signed in 1835 at Waitangi and sent to Britain where it was recognised and reaffirmed by King William IV.
Waitangi Tribunal findings
- "He Whakaputanga was a declaration that Māori authority would endure, and that foreigners would not be allowed to make laws"
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