Understanding Te Tiriti

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Recently the No. 3 non-fiction book in NZ  and one of the bestselling books at  Auckland Writers Festival 2024

Leveraging her two-decades of legal expertise in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Smail presents the facts in this short book in a way that is easy to digest. The handbook uses accessible language and beautiful design to make it easy to understand, leaving room for the reader to absorb these basic facts.  Suitable for adults and younger readers.

Roimata Smail (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, England, Scotland, Ireland) is a lawyer specialising for two decades in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  She represented lead claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry that led to the watershed Hauora Report and the establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. She also acted on claims about Māori in prison, pēpi and children removed by Oranga Tamariki and the Crown response to Covid-19 as well as representing the first iwi to receive an offer of Customary Marine Title from the Crown. 

From a family of teachers, she has a passion for education, running workshops on Te Tiriti (treatytraining.com) and creating an online resource for schools on Te Tiriti, New Zealand History, te Reo Māori and financial literacy (waiako.com)

Artwork by - artbyngawai.store

Designed by - sarahhealeydesign

Length - 30 Pages      Language - English      Dimensions - A5 (14.7 x 0.3 x 21.1cm)