Social Studies - Key Concept: Haka

Imagine you need to write an English version of a HAKA to include the many different nations in N.Z - what would it say? Don’t forget to post this to your blog!!

We live, We die, We fight, We fight We Are United As One We live, We die, We fight, We fight We are the people of New Zealand

My perspective on the haka is that being someone from New Zealand I think we have the right to do a haka before the all blacks game. Why you may ask is because as the country had been found by the indigenous people of Maori descendants and I think that to represent our country we should you something more ancient and mean a lot to the people of NZ. Should the All Blacks be allowed to perform the haka at games? Yes, I think that they should be allowed to perform the haka.

Key Concepts - Terms and Definitions

Globalization: To me, globalization means like worldwide and like it involves the majority of the world. Globalization actually means the world becoming interconnected by trade and culture exchange. An example of something that has affected us globally is COVID-19. It has spread rapidly around the world so it makes it a global issue. 🌍🌎🌏


Modernisation: To me, modernisation means like everything has become more advanced and like what we live in now is different to the society from like 50 years ago. Modernization actually means the transformation of a traditional society into a modern one. An example is that back in the day's phones had wires and you'd only use them for calls but in the modern world we have phones everywhere and they give off different uses.

Perspectives: To me perspectives is like having your own opinion on a given topic and that the opinions may differ from person to person. Perspectives actually means a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something. An example of a perspective is like elections because you may think one party is the obvious choice because you see that they can help change the society but someone else may think that a different party is the better option because they don't think things need to be changed.