Pāhonoa te oro

Good afternoon, class. Please, take your seats. And try to contain your enthusiasm. I know you've been on the edge of your seats all week, waiting with bated breath to hear what happened to indigenous law during the colonial period. I can see it in your eyes. The excitement is almost too much to bear. For those of you who haven't been waiting with bated breath—which is most of you, let's be honest—let me set the scene. Last time, we talked about indigenous law in the pre-colonial era.