Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 3, 2019 17:22:06 GMT 12
MENG FOON, TE REO MĀORI SPEAKER, RACE RELATIONS COMMISSIONER
Now, 59-year-old Foon hopes to use that ability to immerse himself in other cultures in his new role of Race Relations Commissioner.
Where better to start, you might think, than making te reo compulsory in schools. Foon reckons all primary school children should learn Māori,
From the wars, land confiscations and cultural suppression endured by Māori to the poll tax and discrimination suffered by the Chinese immigrants who came before him.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114576796/national-portrait-meng-foon-te-reo-mori-speaker-race-relations-commissioner
Now, 59-year-old Foon hopes to use that ability to immerse himself in other cultures in his new role of Race Relations Commissioner.
Where better to start, you might think, than making te reo compulsory in schools. Foon reckons all primary school children should learn Māori,
From the wars, land confiscations and cultural suppression endured by Māori to the poll tax and discrimination suffered by the Chinese immigrants who came before him.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114576796/national-portrait-meng-foon-te-reo-mori-speaker-race-relations-commissioner