Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 23, 2019 17:18:12 GMT 12
ADOPTEE SEEKS JUSTICE FOR DISPLACED TAMARIKI
Wai 2575 claimant, Bev Wiltshire-Reweti is reaching out to other Māori who were taken from their whānau as children under the 1955 Adoption Act.
Wiltshire-Reweti claims Crown policies and practices failed in their care of Māori children and are in breach of the Treaty.
“We were robbed of all our rights and our entitlements, under the legislation, under the adoption acts and the care of the child acts...We lost our whānau, our hapū, our iwi.”
“I want justice for all Māori children that have been displaced from their whānau, hapū and iwi because it doesn't just affect our lives- it affects our children, our mokos, it has a generational impact on them.”....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/adoptee-seeks-justice-displaced-tamariki
Wai 2575 claimant, Bev Wiltshire-Reweti is reaching out to other Māori who were taken from their whānau as children under the 1955 Adoption Act.
Wiltshire-Reweti claims Crown policies and practices failed in their care of Māori children and are in breach of the Treaty.
“We were robbed of all our rights and our entitlements, under the legislation, under the adoption acts and the care of the child acts...We lost our whānau, our hapū, our iwi.”
“I want justice for all Māori children that have been displaced from their whānau, hapū and iwi because it doesn't just affect our lives- it affects our children, our mokos, it has a generational impact on them.”....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/adoptee-seeks-justice-displaced-tamariki