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1. Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)

Āpirana Ngata, of Ngāti Porou

When and where was he born?

 was born 3rd of July 1874 in Te Araroa on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

2. What was he the first Maori person to do?

Apirana ngata of ngati porou gained a ba in politics in 1893 the first maori to complete a degree at a New Zealand university then gained an LL.B.

3. Finish these sentences from the text:

1. “Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of… 

Māori, both socially, culturally, and economically. 

2. “Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to...  

To set up businesses and school for maori throughout New Zealand and it is this kind of work that created his legacy-in a world were maori were looked down upon by the European colonists Apirana fought to keep their traditions alive not by fighting them in wars but by playing the game the Europeans and protecting Maori culture with the power of the law.

4. Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European?

5. What do you think motivated him to fight so hard to keep Maori Culture alive? Āpirana dedicated himself to the improvement of Māori, both socially, culturally, and economically