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Your
Task:
Using the
information given in the sheet below create a population timeline of the
Moriori people
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In 1855 the population
had decreased by 1232 from the 1437 that were alive in 1836 |
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In 1900 there were 12 Moriori left alive on Rekohu, a
loss of 15 in just 10 years.
In 1910 there were just 4.
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In 1933, Tommy Solomon, the
last full blooded Moriori died. |
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In 1862
the population had shrunk
to just 101 Moriori
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In 1904 there were
only 6 Moriori left alive on the Chathams
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In 1805,
there were still about 2000 Moriori alive. |
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For many hundreds of years there were about 2000 Moriori
living on Rekohu. Even when Rekohu was “re-discovered” in 1791 there
were still this many there.
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“In 1835 when the New Zealanders
came there were some 1737 of us.
Most of those who died had done so
from sickness
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ALERT* ALERT* ALERT*
Special Challenge!!!!
Log on to
www.statistics.govt.nz and add
the following statistics to your timeline:
How many Moriori were registered to vote in 2006?
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