Originally Posted by
Blue Skies
Just watched that video & its fine.
1) Māori signed the version which was given to them by those representing the Crown, in Te Reo not the English version. They didn't sign the English version, its wishful thinking saying that's the 'true' version!
The True version has to be the one offered by the Crown and signed by Māori.
If you go into a law office and sign a contract & years later the other signatory says, by the way at the time I had another version in my desk which you didn't sign and that's the 'true' version of the contract between us, you'll be laughed out of a courtroom.
That's not that hard to understand!
2) You say its nearly a done deal under Labour, but would have to have been asleep not to know it's been people like National's Doug Graham, & lately Chris Finlayson who have done way way way more than any Labour politician to advance Treaty claims!
3) There's considerable debate over the meaning of the word sovereignty, & it doesn't mean ownership in the way which obviously scares you.
If it did, Māori iwi land holdings would be a dam sight more land than around just 5% of the country.