Tag: Māori

How Disney landed in a fight over Indigenous language te reo Māori

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How Disney landed in a fight over Indigenous language te reo Māori

For decades, the New Zealand government in Aotearoa has tried to eliminate te reo Māori, the language of the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa. Thus far, it’s failed. While the current right-wing government coalition is […]

‘I can be part of the conversation’: singer-songwriter Jen Cloher on embracing their Māori heritage | Music

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There is a well-known Māori proverb: Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. Translated, it means “I am the river, the river is me”. For the Māori of Aotearoa, rivers are roads, supermarkets, […]