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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 28, 2024 5:10:41 GMT 12
MĀORI VETERANS TO TELL TRIBUNAL HOW BADLY THEY WERE TREATED IN THE MILITARYThis stage of the Waitangi Tribunal-based hearing aims to provide an opportunity for more veterans to share their stories and air grievances that will help tell an official narrative of Māori experiences in the military. The aim is to ensure they and current serving personnel are supported as the Treaty intended. It is specifically looking into tikanga and te reo Māori within Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa (New Zealand Defence Force). It aims to investigate the Crown’s actions and policies for Māori veterans who served in the New Zealand military forces, examining whether these actions and policies were in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi. He says the Defence Force has changed in recent decades as it has become infused with Māori culture to become the entity known as Ngāti Tūmatauenga.... www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/02/27/maori-veterans-to-tell-tribunal-how-badly-they-were-treated-in-the-military/
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