LibGuides: Pacific Knowledge: Aotearoa History

Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery

"This seminar is about deconstructing (and decolonizing) historical narratives about the colonisation of the indigenous world and an opportunity to revise and re-examine the historical record about the ‘discovery of Aotearoa" (University of Otago, 2019).

(University of Otago Wellington, 2019)

Doctrine of Discovery

Journal Article: An Indigenous Lens into Comparative Law: The Doctrine of Discovery in the United States and New Zealand
North America and New Zealand were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the Doctrine of Discovery.

Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles; Soong-Chan Rah
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780830845255
Publication Date: 2019

Christopher Columbus and the Myth of ‘Discovery.’ In The Myths That Made America: An Introduction to American Studies (pp. 43–88). Transcript Verlag. Paul, H. (2014).
This book offers an introduction to American studies by examining ‘the myths that made America,’ i.e., popular and powerful narratives of US-American national beginnings which have turned out to be anchors and key references ...

Conquest by Law by Lindsay G. Robertson
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780195148695
Publication Date: 2005

Inter Caetera Division of the undiscovered world between Spain and Portugal
The 1493 Papal Bull issued by Pope Alexander VI used to justify Christian European explorers’ claims on land and waterways they allegedly discovered, and promote Christian domination and superiority, and has been applied in Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.
Journal Article: New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi and the doctrine of discovery: Implications for the foreshore and seabed
Since the advent of Western European exploration questions have been raised about the legality and morality of claims to new territories and the ensuing, often brutal colonisation patterns. The doctrine of discovery justified the acquisition of territories by conquest or other means.
Journal Article: The Treaty Claims Settlement Process in New Zealand and Its Impact on Māori
It provides a brief background to the Treaty of Waitangi and the subsequent British colonisation process that relied on the Doctrine of Discovery in breach of the treaty. It outlines how colonisation dispossessed Māori of 95 percent of their lands and resources, usurped Māori power and authority and left them in a state of poverty, deprivation and marginalisation while procuring considerable wealth, prosperity and privilege for British settlers.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) and 11 abstentions (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Samoa and Ukraine).

The Aotearoa History Show - Episode 2 | Tangata Whenua

(The Aotearoa History Show, 2019)

More from the Aotearoa History Show

The Aotearoa History Show - Episode 5 | New Zealand Wars (Part 1)

(The Aotearoa History Show, 2019)

NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui | Documentary | RNZ

(Pihama, 2021a)

Aotearoa / New Zealand History Books / eBooks

Beyond the imperial frontier : the contest for colonial New Zealand by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781927277508
Publication Date: 2014
Chiefs of Industry by Hazel Petrie
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781775585268
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
The great war for New Zealand : Waikato 1800-2000 by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781927277546
Publication Date: 2016
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Call Number: 303.4 DIA
ISBN: 9780393038910
Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Haerenga : early Maori journeys across the globe by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781927277966
Publication Date: 2015
He Whakaputanga : the Declaration of Independence, 1835 by introduction by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781988533049
Publication Date: 2017
The Meeting Place by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781775586531
Publication Date: 2013-11-01
The New Zealand Wars = Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: 993.3022 OMA
ISBN: 9781988545998
Publication Date: 2019
Pakeha Maori by Trevor Bentley
Call Number: 993.01 BEN
ISBN: 0140285407
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Parihaka : the art of passive resistance by edited by Te Miringa Hohaia, Gregory O'Brien and Lara Strongman
Call Number: 993.4388 PAR
ISBN: 9780958202855
Publication Date: 2001
The Treaty of Waitangi Companion by Vincent O'Malley (Editor); Bruce Stirling (Editor); Wally Penetito (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781775586678
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Treaty of Waitangi Digest 2016 by Vincent O'Malley
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780947518905
Publication Date: 2016
Voyages of the pioneers to New Zealand, 1839-85 by John McLean
Call Number: 304.893 MCL
ISBN: 9781872970400
Publication Date: 2015

Imagining Decolonisation with Moana Jackson (BWB Talks)

(Bridget Williams Books, 2018)

Decolonisation

Wintec Research: Developing a decolonisation practice for settler-colonisers: A case study from Aotearoa New Zealand by Ingrid Huygens
This article reports a case study of how Pākehā and other non-indigenous groups began to contribute their own stream of decolonisation work to the efforts of indigenous Māori.

Imagining decolonisation by Bianca Elkington
Call Number: 325.3410993 ELK
ISBN: 9781988545783
Publication Date: 2020

Journal Article: From Decolonization to Postcolonial Management: Challenging Heritage Administration and Governance in New Zealand
In particular, this paper deals with organisational, managerial, and professional practices in New
Zealand’s cultural sector by focusing on the Museum of New Zealand and the partnership between the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the indigenous Māori community.