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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 27, 2017 18:35:21 GMT 12
RACISM TO BLAME FOR AVERSION TO COMPULSORY TE REO MĀORIEarlier this month, our country celebrated te reo Māori as New Zealand's indigenous language. One week out of the whole year dedicated to highlighting the current health and future aspiration of something truly original to Aotearoa. Compulsory te reo in schools was used as a political football in the lead-up to the election. However, political parties seldom unravel what keeps te reo Māori in a state of survival: systemic racism. Yes, racism. This highlights the pivotal need, in tangent with universal te reo Māori, for the compulsory teaching of the New Zealand Land Wars. Partner this with amending the ‘Oaths and Affirmation Act 1957’ by introducing a pledge from new citizens to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and mandatory attendance at tikanga Māori workshops; then te reo Māori and the founding worldview of Aotearoa would be much more familiar in our everyday lives as New Zealanders..... www.stuff.co.nz/national/96775026/racism-to-blame-for-aversion-to-compulsory-te-reo-mori
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