Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 2, 2019 16:32:27 GMT 12
MAORI DEVELOPMENT MINISTER MARKS START OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES YEAR
The Minister of Maori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta, welcomes the beginning of the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages.
The International Year of Indigenous Languages is being launched today in New York, signalling the beginning of a year of celebrations to promote and help protect indigenous languages.
"Te reo Maori is an important element of who we are as New Zealanders and the foundation of Maori culture and identity.
Our culture, language and identity shapes how we perceive and aspire to wellbeing. The time is right to ensure that this uniqueness is reflected in how this government aspires to, and creates change......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/331150
The Minister of Maori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta, welcomes the beginning of the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages.
The International Year of Indigenous Languages is being launched today in New York, signalling the beginning of a year of celebrations to promote and help protect indigenous languages.
"Te reo Maori is an important element of who we are as New Zealanders and the foundation of Maori culture and identity.
Our culture, language and identity shapes how we perceive and aspire to wellbeing. The time is right to ensure that this uniqueness is reflected in how this government aspires to, and creates change......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/331150