Comparative inquiry
Primary role
Teacher-only planning note
The map is a thinking tool. Students should be naming systems, relationships, tactics, and reciprocal actions, not just plotting dots on a page.
Strong fit
People participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.
How this resource aligns
The organiser helps students compare how Indigenous communities and allies respond to shared pressures in different contexts.
Social StudiesTM-SS-3-D1Participation
Te Mātaiaho Social Studies `TM-SS-3-D1`.
Strong fit
Systems shape how people and groups organise themselves: rights, responsibilities, power, and fairness.
How this resource aligns
Students track how power, extraction, governance, and solidarity operate across movements instead of treating each case as isolated.
Social StudiesTM-SS-3-U1Systems and power
Te Mātaiaho Social Studies `TM-SS-3-U1`.
Teacher move
Comparative tasks work best when students must name both patterns and limits of the comparison.
How to teach this well
Require one “same” and one “not the same” statement for every pair of cases students discuss.
ComparisonCritical thinkingMātauranga Māori lens
Best used before media analysis, seminar kōrero, or solidarity action planning.
Puna Kōrero — Sources
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2021). Te Mātaiaho: The Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education.
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2021). Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. Teaching Council.