Download or read book Once Were Iwi? written by Frédéric E. Sautet and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by the Business Roundtable, this paper explores the nature of iwi through time and is structured in three parts. First, the role and institutional limitations of a tribal collective areexamined. Second, the paper looks at the evolution of Maori institutional arrangements during the nineteenth century and the issue of the 'iwi counterfactual¿. Third, contemporary iwi are analysed with broad conclusions drawn regarding the opportunities they pose, the challenges they face, and the alternatives available