Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2018 16:20:47 GMT 12
MĀORI 'CONTAMINATED' BY A LACK OF TE REO
A prominent kaumatua has put the blame for the 'P' scourge squarely on the diminished role of Te Reo among Māori.
"When our kids are taught Te Reo we don't have this," he said.
Curtis said Te Reo provided "cultural oxygen" and that it had been denied to Maori for 178 years.
"We were taught at school a language we never heard at home," he said.
"English language doesn't touch my emotional intelligence. . . for 178 years we have been denied.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/109152193/mori-contaminated-by-a-lack-of-te-reo
A prominent kaumatua has put the blame for the 'P' scourge squarely on the diminished role of Te Reo among Māori.
"When our kids are taught Te Reo we don't have this," he said.
Curtis said Te Reo provided "cultural oxygen" and that it had been denied to Maori for 178 years.
"We were taught at school a language we never heard at home," he said.
"English language doesn't touch my emotional intelligence. . . for 178 years we have been denied.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/109152193/mori-contaminated-by-a-lack-of-te-reo