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Simon, Judith, Ed.; Smith, Linda Tuhiwai, Ed. – 2001
The Native Schools system was a system of village primary schools for Maori children operated by the New Zealand state from 1867 to 1969. The official purpose of the system was assimilation. Virtually all previous historical accounts of the Native Schools have been written by Pakeha (non-Maori, usually of European descent) and based on material…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Child Health, Colonialism, Culture Conflict