Maori Battalion
(Te Hokowhitu-a-tu)
Response to Text. Highlight or answer each question to the best of your ability, including important information and detail to your answers.
Level One – Skim and Scan
What did New Zealanders start to call themselves during the First World War?
Kiwis. In 1900 cartoonist started using kiwis in cartoons
How did the government encourage Māori to join the war?
The government said it would include a special group of soldiers called the Maori Contingent.
What was the war cry used to encourage Māori to fight?
E te iwi, whìtiki! Whiti! Whiti e!
Level Two: Vocabulary
Word
Definition
Your own sentence
Rural
in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
There was a rural on the outskirts of town
Contingent
a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force.
There was a contingent sent out today
Conscripted
enlist someone compulsorily, typically into the armed services.
I conscripted myself to the army
Level Three: Inference (Responses require AT LEAST one full sentence)
Why did some Māori feel unwilling to fight in the war?
They were feeling unwilling to fight because the pakiea stole their land and created poverty and suffering
What did the British high command feel uncomfortable about, and why did they initially keep the Māori soldiers busy with digging trenches?
The british was uncomfortable with the natives fighting with them
What does the chaplain’s prayer tell us about who the Māori soldiers were responsible for?
It took the mana and the honour and Maori name.
How did the First World War change the relationship between Māori and Pākehā?
The pakeha would have had a better, not fixed relationship with the maori because they fought in their war even though it wasn’t their war.
How did World War One change, and shape New Zealand’s national identity?
We changed our name of our country and we took better independence of our country