Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 31, 2019 17:06:55 GMT 12
EMOTIONAL GRADUATION CEREMONY AS NGĀTI APA'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS STAND TALL
She was one of about 20 rangatahi, or young people, to graduate from Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō's 10th Mana Rangatahi wānanga, or programme, at Omaka Marae in Blenheim on July 20.
"We know New Zealand suffered dearly through colonisation. This is the solution. All we do is take their seed of greatness and water that seed," he said.
Nellie-Jane Robinson, who was awarded 'senior warrior' at the wānanga, said she had attended nine of the 10 programmes.
"Five years ago I used to be a little pākehā girl with no eyebrows. Now, I can proudly call myself Māori. I'm so grateful for this experience," she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114354215/emotional-graduation-ceremony-as-ngti-apas-next-generation-of-leaders-stand-tall
She was one of about 20 rangatahi, or young people, to graduate from Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō's 10th Mana Rangatahi wānanga, or programme, at Omaka Marae in Blenheim on July 20.
"We know New Zealand suffered dearly through colonisation. This is the solution. All we do is take their seed of greatness and water that seed," he said.
Nellie-Jane Robinson, who was awarded 'senior warrior' at the wānanga, said she had attended nine of the 10 programmes.
"Five years ago I used to be a little pākehā girl with no eyebrows. Now, I can proudly call myself Māori. I'm so grateful for this experience," she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114354215/emotional-graduation-ceremony-as-ngti-apas-next-generation-of-leaders-stand-tall