Response to Text

Task description: Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog!.  This task is about Apirana Ngata. It is for Maori language week. We had to read an Article about Apirana Ngata to find out the answers. I really enjoyed this task. Hope you like it, Bye!

1. Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)

Sir Āpirana Ngata (Ngāti Porou)

2. When and where was he born?

                     Āpirana Ngata, of Ngāti Porou was born 3rd of July 1874 in Te Araroa on the East  

                    coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?

                 Ngāti Porou

4. What was he the first Maori person to do?

   Āpirana Ngata was the first Maori to graduate from University.

5. Finish these sentences from the text:

1. “Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of Maori”

2. “Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to set up businesses and schools for Māori throughout New Zealand”

3. “ he used these connections to educate himself in the ways of European politics and law ”

6. Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European?

So he can still keep a close relationship with the British people.

7. What do you think motivated him to fight so hard to keep Maori Culture alive?

Because he was proud of his culture and he wanted to keep it alive so future generations can know about it and how important it is.