Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Treaty of Waitangi
Date	February 6, 1840
Participants	Māori • United Kingdom

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Maori women's choir in matching black shirts performs with expressive hand gestures on an outdoor stage at Waitangi Day festival in New Zealand, with trees in the background.

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United Kingdom Māori Western colonialism New Zealand Civil rights Today in History—February 6: Sovereignty: Signed, Sealed, and Disputed land tenure