The Treaty That Had Two Meanings
New Zealand's founding document, the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, exists in two languages—but it tells two different stories. A crucial mistranslation of the concept of "sovereignty" into the Māori word…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
New Zealand's founding document, the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, exists in two languages—but it tells two different stories. A crucial mistranslation of the concept of "sovereignty" into the Māori word…