Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Rangatira" in English language version.
The free people of Maori society were the rangatira, almost a hereditary aristocracy.
Rangatiratanga is a term that encapsulates the political struggle fought by Māori to uphold sovereignty and self-determination as whānau, hapū, iwi, and as a nation. It is commonly understood as the rights that Māori 'should' have received under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The free people of Maori society were the rangatira, almost a hereditary aristocracy.
Rangatiratanga is a term that encapsulates the political struggle fought by Māori to uphold sovereignty and self-determination as whānau, hapū, iwi, and as a nation. It is commonly understood as the rights that Māori 'should' have received under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.