"The Maori Language in New Zealand: the decline of the Maori Language" by Richard A. Benton

What is the name for the indigenous people in New Zealand?

Maori

According to the article "The Maori Language in New Zealand" what are the two skills that seemed "to hold the key to power"?

Reading and writing.

What type of school produced Maori people who could read and write?

missionary school

According to the article, the New Zealand government set an assimilation policy was set upon the society of New Zealand. Whose government enacted this policy?

Pakeha (a.k.a. British settlers)

What was the government's opinion of the Maori language and what did the government propose & enact to ensure Maori people's learning and development?

The maori language would hinder the people and to ensure Maori learning and development, the government banned the language in the classroom & in playgrounds.

According to the pakeha's perception, what did the Maori children need to attain educational achievement?

the English language policy

What was the result or outcome of the policy by the 1960s?

high rates of failing school, and a blame on socio-economic situation of families as the result of poor achievements.

What is the translation of Nga Kohanga Reo?

the Language Nest

From whom did the kohanga reo movement emerge and what was the reason for this movement?

The elders (see article to answer second part of question)

What was the reaction of the Maori families that was not anticipated after the first immersion school opened?

enthusiasm

What process did the kohanga reo movement work through that was important to its success?

self determination

What does it provide for the Maori child?

Self-Confidence and Self-Identity