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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 12, 2024 6:11:30 GMT 12
JACINTA RURU AWARDED INTERNATIONAL HONORARY DEGREE The Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Otago has been recognised for her contribution to decolonising Aotearoa’s research sector and legal education. Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui) received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Newcastle University in the UK on Tuesday this week. The degree acknowledges Ruru’s work on Indigenous people’s rights and Indigenous law especially concerning land and water management and the legal personality of the environment..... www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/11/jacinta-ruru-awarded-international-honorary-degree/YOUTH AND IWI LEADERS AT THE UN IN GENEVA DISCUSS INDIGENOUS RIGHTSA Māori youth group representative taking part in the UN’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People hopes her trip will inspire other youth to step forward. Ngā Rangatahi-A-Iwi and Tikanga Pou (National Iwi Chairs Forum) are both making submissions in Geneva on recent changes in Aotearoa. “We want to make sure our voices are being heard on the issues we’re experiencing, especially with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, which is a document that has changed us in many ways. And a lot of other indigenous nations want to have the same thing.”… www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/11/youth-and-iwi-leaders-at-the-un-in-geneva-discuss-indigenous-rights/
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