Critical Tiriti Analysis: A prospective policy making tool from Aotearoa New Zealand

Restrictions on Indigenous peoples’ contributions to policymaking pervade post-settler societies like Australia, Canada and Aotearoa. Such effects are observed in spite of agreements Te Tiriti o Waitangi Aotearoa the United Nations’ Declaration Rights Peoples. Tiriti, negotiated between British Crown Māori (Indigenous peoples Aotearoa), may have been entered into honourably by both parties, but has consistently resisted its implementation. Contemporary colonialism is characterised entrenched on-going displacement people’s authority settler states, rationalised race as a determinant human worth. Impacts include land alienation, unsustainable resource exploitation marginalising voices from opportunities make policy consistent with values preferred ways living. Colonialism normalises institutional racism so that public outcomes persistently unjust. This article describes Critical Analysis (CTA), an original contribution transforming colonial policy, which retrospectively evaluates whether any specific document Tiriti. Substantial interest CTA policymakers, practitioners, scholars led development tool prospective guide making authoritative interpretations therefore, more likely effective producing policies eliminate inequities. was initially focused health built series questions arise our text contemporary scholarship jurisprudence, observations method being used ourselves others. Although deeply grounded Aotearoa, we argue be transferable other contexts, such Australian where treaties First Nations state contemplated, passed legislation implement