Connected 2023 Level 4 – Hear our voices
In this Connected series book there are three articles ("From darkness into the light: Disability in Aotearoa New Zealand"; "From influenza to independence"; "The sickness that came on the boat").
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Series: Connected
Connected 2023 Level 4 – Hear our voices
The three Connected texts explore themes of rights, barriers to participation, and colonisation. They have a particular focus on changing attitudes and values related to disability and the impact of Aotearoa New Zealand’s colonial authority and control in the Pacific.
At times, Connected themes require the introduction of concepts that students at this curriculum level may not be able to fully understand. What matters at this stage is that students begin to develop understandings that they can grow over time.
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Resources in this issue of Connected
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From darkness into the light - Disability in Aotearoa
This article provides an overview of ways that attitudes towards disability have changed in Aotearoa New Zealand.
1 of 3The sickness that came on the boat
This fictional story is set in Sāmoa in 1918, as influenza arrives on the ship Talune.
2 of 3From influenza to independence
This infographic outlines some key events in the historical relationship between Aotearoa New Zealand and Sāmoa, beginning with New Zealand’s invasion of Sāmoa in 1914 and the New Zealand government’s apology in 2002.
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