Worksheet Week 8 A) Quizz on New Zealand 1. The population of New Zealand is roughly: 2 million 4 million 6 million 12 million 2. What city is New Zealand's capital? Auckland Wellington Dunedin Christchurch 3. Which New Zealander was the first person to climb Mount Everest? Sir Edmund Hilary Sir William Birch Sir Richard Hadlee Sherpa Tenzing 4. New Zealand bases itself on which Treaty? The Antarctic Treaty The ANZUS Pact The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Waitangi 6. What two groups was this Treaty between? The Maori, The British The Maori, The French The British, The Dutch The North Island Tribes, The South Island Tribes 7. What constellation features on New Zealand's flag? The Southern Cross Orion The Big Dipper Centaurus 8. Which mountain is the highest peak in New Zealand? Mount Kosciusko Mount Tasman Mount Cook

Mount Ruapehu 9. Which New Zealand reptile is the world's most ancient animal? Tuatara Komodo Dragon New Zealand Alligator King Cobra 10. What is the largest city in the Canterbury region? Ashburton Christchurch Timaru Auckland 11. Which country is the only country in the world with more sheep than New Zealand? China Australia USA Canada 12. In 1893, New Zealand became the world's first country to what? Give its native peoples the vote Provide old-age pensions Give women the vote Build a geothermal power plant 13. Where did the NZ Maori originate from? Asia Polynesia South America Antarctica 14. Name the Greenpeace vessel sunk by French spies in Auckland in 1985. The Rainbow Warrior Black Magic The Titanic New Zealand Princess

France to return 15 Maori heads The French parliament has voted to return the mummified heads of at least 15 Maori warriors to New Zealand. The heads, taken by European explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries, are currently on display in several museums in France. The decision ends years of debate and is part of a wider discussion in the US and Europe on the restitution of artefacts taken centuries earlier. The Maoris believed the preservation of the heads kept their spirits alive. But they became exotic collector items in Europe in the 19th Century, with museum officials saying some men may have been killed for their tattoos. MPs in France almost unanimously backed the bill to return the tattooed heads, some still with bits of hair and teeth attached, back to their home country. 'Put to rest' It is the first time that French legislation has allowed an entire division of museum artefacts to be returned.

Catherine Morin-Desailly, the MP who proposed the bill, said it showed France's commitment to human rights. "There are some things which are above art and which should remain sacred," she told Associated Press. New Zealand first requested their return in the 1980s but the issue became more prominent in France in 2007 after a city council voted for one head to be sent back. The decision was later overturned by the French Ministry of Culture, which ruled such a decision could not be taken at local level. Critics had voiced concerns it might set a new precedent, putting other collections at risk. Pita Sharples, the New Zealand minister for Maori affairs, said the decision was a "matter of great significance". "Maori believe that, through their ancestors' return to their original homeland, their dignity is restored, and they can be put to rest in a peace among their families," he said. The heads will be sent to the Te Papa museum in the New Zealand capital, Wellington, and then returned to tribal groups to be buried.

B) Say whether the following statements are right or wrong and justify with a quote The first inhabitants of New Zealand were Aborigines.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ They were pacifists.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ After their deaths their heads were preserved to ensure the continuation of their spiritual life.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ Those heads had been stolen by European explorers because museums required them.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ The decision to send them back was taken by a French MP.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ Some people criticized that decision as they loved those mummified heads.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ The heads will first be sent to the New Zealand minister for Maori affairs.

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ C) Watch the Video and fill in the blanks Te Papa = national museum Iwi = tribe Aotearoa= New Zealand Toi Moko= human remains of Maori origin More than a dozen mummified Maori heads taken to Europe in the early _________th century are coming home. The French parliament had to pass a law before the heads could be repatriated. Arrun Soma reports: It's Toi Moko or tattooed Maori heads like these that are said to be returned to the land from which they were taken . The decision taken by the French National Assembly is a significant decision on their part to recognize the spiritual and cultural significance of returning these Toi Moko to Aotearoa. But it’s been a long road to start that journey with up to _________ Toi Moko in French museums and institutions. The process began in __________ when just ________ Toi Moko was offered back to New Zealand. Debate then began in France with many fearing it would set a precedent for other nations to demand back their heritage seized by the French and other colonial powers. But a French senator drew up legislation which passed overnight allowing the repatriation of all Maori heads.

I am really moved and at the same time very happy because it's been________ years and a _________ nearly. Can I express the government's gratitude to the French government and the French Parliament for passing this legislation. Toi moko were traditionally kept as trophies from tribal warfare. Later Westerners offered to trade them for weapons and other goods. Since _________, Te Papa has been involved in _________ repatriations from _________ countries. But it's estimated there is still __________ times that number overseas. This latest landing could see the Toi moko back home by the end of the year. And after the Toi Moko arrive back in New Zealand Te Papa staff will try to work out which iwi they belong to so they can be returned home.

D) Legislation a) Context: Try to rearrange the words to make a sentence explaining French legislation on donations an inalienable right to/donation by a museum/ law, once an item /or received as a /According to French /has been acquired /then the museum has /keep that item. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ → It cannot be removed from the collection. But Catherine Morin-Desailly, the French Senator found a breach in the French heritage law and was able to introduce the bill: b) Contents of the new law: Catherine Morin-Desailly tries to explain that this new legislation doesn't mean that all foreign items will be returned to their home countries. Match the two columns: These are really special human remains. In the case of the Maoris, it wasn't a long time ago, They are the result of barbarian imagine, it could almost be your great great great methods, in some cases, slaves were grand parents! tattooed and then decapitated to feed the trade. Second criterion, remains can be or useful for scientific research. repatriated if they are to be buried in their home country. Third, remains can be repatriated if It's not a deal from a museum to another. they are not used And fourth, we can repatriate human So our repatriation bill doesn't apply to remains like remains if it's requested by a Egyptian mummies for instance . contemporary people.

E) Pair work Adjectives Anti-nuclear emotional formal geothermal Polynesian unethical universal Nouns artifacts artwork colonialism glaciers

geyser haka lamb landscapes museums sheep tattoos wool Proper nouns All Blacks Anna Paquin Canada Egypt

Euphronions Crater Greece Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson Rainbow Warrior Rosetta Stone Russell Crowe Sam Neil Sir Emund Hillary South Korea Treaty of Waitangi Uigwe – Royal books

Verbs to loot to overturn to plunder to retrieve to set a precedent Other British Empire common practice dissemination of knowledge European settlement human remains

nation's pride original context public access Silver fern totem pole women's suffrage

Student A 1)What is New Zealand famous for? 2)Would you like to visit New Zealand, or live there? 3)What do you know about New Zealand’s history? 4)What do you know about sport in New Zealand? 5)Do you know anything more specific about the Maori? 6)What is a Toi Moko? 7)Was the return of Maori heads simple? 8)If you were the MP who drew up the legislation, how would you have felt after the vote? 9)If you were the curator of Te Papa, how would you feel? 10) Can you think of arguments against repatriation?

Student B 1)What would you do if you could spend one week in New Zealand? 2)Why are New Zealanders called ‘Kiwis’? 3)Do you know any famous New Zealanders ? What are they famous for? 4)What do you know about the different people who live in New Zealand? 5)Why do they want traditional artefacts to be sent back to New Zealand? 6)Why was there a trade in mummified heads? 7)Do you think a law was necessary? 8)If you were a French museum curator, how would you react? 9)Do you think traditional items should be returned to their home country? 10)Can you think of other countries that also benefited from repatriation schemes?

F) Cryptogram: The Musée du quai Branly invites you to an outstanding exhibition in tribute to ancestral Maori culture.