Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 10, 2019 17:00:57 GMT 12
MĀORI LANGUAGE A PART OF 'WHO WE ARE': JACINDA ARDERN
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Māori language is a living, thriving language and "part of who we are as a country".
And she has brushed up on the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi, reciting them today after having struggled to do so at Waitangi this year.
Ardern made her comments about the language during her post-Cabinet press conference today, which marks the start of Māori Language Week.
She stood in front of a hei tiki, the symbol for the week, which was borrowed from the Māori Language Commission.
"But I want to make sure that we're learning not just about te Tiriti, we're not just learning about the right of the Government to govern, the right of iwi to self-manage and govern, and for us all to be treated as equal citizens, as the three articles state, but ... the land wars, that we learn about regional history.....
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Māori language is a living, thriving language and "part of who we are as a country".
And she has brushed up on the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi, reciting them today after having struggled to do so at Waitangi this year.
Ardern made her comments about the language during her post-Cabinet press conference today, which marks the start of Māori Language Week.
She stood in front of a hei tiki, the symbol for the week, which was borrowed from the Māori Language Commission.
"But I want to make sure that we're learning not just about te Tiriti, we're not just learning about the right of the Government to govern, the right of iwi to self-manage and govern, and for us all to be treated as equal citizens, as the three articles state, but ... the land wars, that we learn about regional history.....
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