LAWYER GAINS TRIBAL COURT EXPERIENCE

[Kiwi Frontline]

LAWYER GAINS TRIBAL COURT EXPERIENCE

A Northland man who will be working in a Native American tribal court after he graduates from Harvard Law School believes tribes in the United States have valuable lessons for Maori as they settle with the Crown.

Mr Snelgar said there were many similarities and inequalities that existed for Native American people and Maori across all the socioeconomic indicators, such as health and poverty. The biggest difference is legal sovereignty, said Mr Snelgar.

"Native American tribes have their own separate lands over which they have sovereignty, meaning several have their own parliaments, court systems, for example.

"For us in Aotearoa, this might be a model that iwi might wish to explore - basically having more control over their whenua and people…..

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[second-class-citizen]

Did anyone see the news item last night where the moriori are claiming damages from the NZ taxpayers for....wait for it...having their population almost wiped out by cannibalism, murder and slavery by maori pre 1840?!!!! No, this is not an April 01 joke. Moriori think the crown didn't do enough to stop this genocide carried out by maori BEFORE the treaty was signed!!!!! What next? One maori tribe that was murdered by another maori tribe will be able to claim against the kiwi taxpayers?! This is outrageous. It had nothing to do with the crown pre 1840. Surely anyone who had a relative killed in WW1 or WW2 can also put a claim in against the govt then? Could this be the final straw that sees Finlayson fired?

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May 20, 2016 9:22:06 GMT 12 second-class-citizen said:

Did anyone see the news item last night where the moriori are claiming damages from the NZ taxpayers for....wait for it...having their population almost wiped out by cannibalism, murder and slavery by maori pre 1840?!!!! No, this is not an April 01 joke. Moriori think the crown didn't do enough to stop this genocide carried out by maori BEFORE the treaty was signed!!!!! What next? One maori tribe that was murdered by another maori tribe will be able to claim against the kiwi taxpayers?! This is outrageous. It had nothing to do with the crown pre 1840. Surely anyone who had a relative killed in WW1 or WW2 can also put a claim in against the govt then? Could this be the final straw that sees Finlayson fired?

Link to it here SCCD > www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/moriori-descendants-seek-treaty-claim-19th-century-atrocities