This article provides an introduction to the Treaty settlement process. It covers events from 1840, when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, through to the present day. It also includes a pop-up interview section with quotes from six Māori from different iwi who comment on the Treaty settlement process and what it has meant for them.

This pack contains wide range of response activities including:

• A guided reading plan exploring key literacy elements including inference and deduction, language use, making connection and text organisation, along with key questioning to promote emotional intelligence, metacognition and compassionate inquiry. 
• An independent learning contract complete with explainer videos for activity clarity
  
• A wide range of response activities to support developing and embedding key literacy skills including sentence and word work, spelling, and cloze activities. 

Themes explored include: apology, change, claims, colonisation, compensation, Crown, grievances, Kāi Tahu, Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi, land confiscation, Māori, Māori Land March 1975, Native Land Court, New Zealand history, New Zealand Wars, Ngāi Tahu, Office of Treaty Settlements, promises, protest, raupatu, tino rangatiratanga, Treaty of Waitangi, Treaty settlement process, Waikato–Tainui, Waitangi Tribunal, William Hobson, English, Social Sciences