Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 12, 2019 16:50:00 GMT 12
NEW ZEALAND'S INDIGENOUS MAORI PROTEST OVER 'STOLEN CHILDREN'
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand on Tuesday calling for an end to the practice of taking at-risk children away from their families, as tensions grow between the indigenous community and the government.
Children facing harm have been moved into state care for decades despite criticism from many Maori people, who believe the process is racially skewed and a legacy of colonization. Most of the children taken into state care are Maori....
www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-politics/new-zealands-indigenous-maori-protest-over-stolen-children-idUSKCN1UP0PA
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand on Tuesday calling for an end to the practice of taking at-risk children away from their families, as tensions grow between the indigenous community and the government.
Children facing harm have been moved into state care for decades despite criticism from many Maori people, who believe the process is racially skewed and a legacy of colonization. Most of the children taken into state care are Maori....
www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-politics/new-zealands-indigenous-maori-protest-over-stolen-children-idUSKCN1UP0PA