Economic Justice & Rangatiratanga Unit Plan | NZ Social Studies

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🎬 Video: Economic Inequality — Who Benefits?

DW Documentary investigates how wealth concentrates globally, offering provocations for comparing colonial capitalism with rangatiratanga-driven economic models.

Before watching

Activate prior knowledge: whakaputangata vs. shareholder value — what do these terms signal about purpose?
Give each viewing group a focus lens (whānau impact, whenua impact, policy levers).

During

Pause when the documentary explains wealth concentration mechanisms. Ask: “Where do we see this in Aotearoa?”
Log data visuals or quotes that can power students’ economic justice arguments.

After

Think-Pair-Share: Which capitalist assumption was most challenged, and how might a Māori economic lens respond?
Connect insights to the unit’s prosperity lab — what indicators should our rangatiratanga model track?