Lessons 7–8 · When Protest Becomes an Institution → What Causes Social Change?

Institutions & Social Change — Causal Chain Builder

Timeline: Built, Not Granted

YearWhat happenedKind of claim (L1 types)
1975Treaty of Waitangi Act creates the Tribunal — limited to post-1975 grievances 
1977Ōrākei claim filed — rejected under original jurisdiction 
1985Jurisdiction extended back to 1840 
1987Same claim succeeds ✓ 
1987Māori Language Act — te reo made an official language 
1982+Kōhanga reo movement grows — recognised in Education Act 1989 

Causal Chain — Find the Hinge

A hinge is a moment where one kind of action made a different kind possible. Find one in your evidence and write it here:

Because ____________ happened,
↓
then ____________ became possible,
↓
which led to ____________.

Test: is that a real causal link or just two things that happened near each other? Apply the standard.

Plan Your Final Inquiry

ElementYour answer
Thesis (one sentence, takes a position) 
Evidence row 1 (date + name + figure) 
Evidence row 2 (date + name + figure) 
Evidence row 3 (date + name + figure) 
Strongest objection 
Your answer to it 

Rows must come from at least two different kinds of claim (Lesson 1 categories).

Te Kete Ako · Y10 Rights, Resistance & Māori Resurgence · Lessons 7–8