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Politics, Indigenous Rights and Resource Ownership: Māori Customary Rights to the Foreshore, Seabed and Fresh Water in New Zealand
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Abstract Māori customary rights to natural resources are a contentious issue between Māori and the New Zealand government and between Maori and non-Māori. The values and principles inherent in a treaty signed in 1840 between Māori and the British Crown have been undermined by the government’s refusal to allo... view more
Māori customary rights to natural resources are a contentious issue between Māori and the New Zealand government and between Maori and non-Māori. The values and principles inherent in a treaty signed in 1840 between Māori and the British Crown have been undermined by the government’s refusal to allow Māori the right to go to the courts to determine proprietary rights to the foreshore, seabed and fresh water. Discriminatory Crown actions highlight the argument that when an injustice occurs then reparations should be made. The United Nations has chided the New Zealand government for its discriminatory behaviour and failure to provide guaranteed redress but it has had little effect.... view less
Keywords
New Zealand; indigenous peoples; civil rights; right of ownership; common law; natural resources; discrimination; Pacific Rim
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Maori (New Zealand people); Water
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 39-59
Journal
Studies in Arts and Humanities, 3 (2017) 2
Issue topic
Traveller Ethnicity
ISSN
2009-8278
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0