Creation Details
Panel prompts:
- #1“The Day the Chiefs Gathered” Panel 1 — Wide Shot Iwikau stands on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean.Rangatahi sit around him, listening. Script (Iwikau): “Tamariki mā... the Treaty of Waitangi wasn’t just a meeting.It was a turning point for our people.” Panel 2 — Medium Shot Iwikau draws three long lines in the dirt with the end of his taiaha. Script (Iwikau): “Our chiefs met with the British Crown in 1840.They signed an agreement — a promise — to guide how we lived together.” Panel 3 — Close”
- #2“The Three Promises” Panel 1 — Medium Shot Iwikau taps the first line in the dirt. Script (Iwikau): “Article One — Kāwanatanga.Our chiefs allowed the Crown to set up a government.Not to rule us completely —but to bring order and control the settlers.” Panel 2 — Medium Shot He taps the second line. Script (Iwikau): “Article Two — Tino Rangatiratanga.Māori kept full authority over our lands, villages, and taonga.The Crown promised to protect what was ours.” Panel 3 — Medium Shot He taps the third l”
- #3“What Māori Wanted” Panel 1 — Wide Shot Iwikau looks out toward the ocean. Script (Iwikau): “Some chiefs wanted protection.Some wanted peace.Some wanted trade.All wanted our people to survive.” Panel 2 — Close-Up He grips his taiaha. Script (Iwikau): “My father believed the Treaty would stop bloodshed.My brother believed it would protect our whenua.” Panel 3 — Insert Panel Wind moves through the grass. Script (Iwikau): “They both died fighting for those promises.””
- #4“What Went Wrong” Panel 1 — Wide Cinematic Panel Storm clouds gather behind Iwikau. Script (Iwikau): “But the Crown did not honour the Treaty.” Panel 2 — Medium Shot Iwikau’s expression hardens. Script (Iwikau): “Lands were taken.Māori authority was ignored.Laws were made without us.Our people were pushed off their whenua.” Panel 3 — Close-Up His voice softens — heavy with grief. Script (Iwikau): “The Treaty was meant to protect us.Instead, it became a reminder of broken promises.””
- #5“Why the Treaty Still Matters” Panel 1 — Medium Shot Iwikau turns back to the rangatahi. Script (Iwikau): “But listen carefully.The Treaty is not just history.It is a living agreement.” Panel 2 — Medium Shot He plants his taiaha gently into the earth. Script (Iwikau): “Today, it helps restore what was lost.It guides justice.It protects our taonga.It reminds the Crown of its obligations.” Panel 3 — Final Panel Iwikau looks each rangatahi in the eye. Script (Iwikau): “Know this Treaty.Know its pain”
Art Style: Classic Action
Color Mode: Full Color
Panels: 5
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