Exploring the Impact of Colonization on Health Outcomes for Tangata Whenua in New Zealand

For this task you will need to create a visual display (in the form of a poster, pamphlet or other) to be present to the class at the end of week forty. You will need to explain the impact that colonisation has had upon two health and wellbeing outcomes for tangata whenua, both historically in the past, and today (historic and contemporary). Health and wellbeing outcomes include: - physical - mental - emotional - psychological - environmental outcomes For example, “alcohol has been a medium of exchange and fellowship between Maori and Pakeha; sometimes positive, sometimes negative.”* The introduction of alcohol by Europeans led to over-indulgence and the ill effects of drunkenness, not previously experienced by the tangata whenua, who were mainly water drinkers. Up until 1948 the supply of alcohol to Māori was restricted by law, but in contemporary society most people drink socially. This can lead to feeling full, not eating well and hence poorer nutrition, which affects health and wellness. *Quote and facts from Hutt, M. (1999). Te Iwi Maori me te Inu Waipiro: Te Iwi Maori me te Inu Waipiro: He Tuhituhinga Hitori He Tuhituhinga Hitori - Maori & Alcohol: A History. Wellington: Health Services Research Centre for Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand. 2nd ed. 2003. Please include: • A description of the impacts • The implications of these impacts for your role, Visual display explaining impacts of colonization on health of tangata whenua. Discusses physical mental emotional and environmental outcomes. Highlights alcohol's role in Maori and Pakeha interactions. Details historical and contemporary implications of alcohol consumption