Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 25, 2024 6:43:17 GMT 12
NZ’S BIGGEST IWI, URBAN MĀORI, FEEL ‘LEFT OUT’ IN TREATY OF WAITANGI SETTLEMENTS
Most Māori feel ‘left out’ in the conversation over tribal lands because they live in large cities and have lost connections to their iwi, urban Māori advocates say.
About 80% per cent of New Zealand’s Māori population of 904,100 lives in urban areas. A large majority are disconnected from their culture and their whenua through generational and cultural assimilation.
“In some cases, urban Māori often feel left out of conversations around settlements and resource allocation. Settlement discussions have traditionally focused on tribal iwi, leaving urban Māori, who may not have a direct tribal affiliation, feeling marginalised.
“However, efforts have been made to include and represent urban Māori in these discussions, and organisations [such as] Te Whanau o Waipareira and Numa (National Urban Māori Authority) advocate for their rights and interests.
“So urban Māori suffered loss of assets, which was a clear Government policy. The Hunn Report of 1960 demonstrated that the best proud Māori were to be white-te-fied.
“We at Waipareira and urban Māori organisations are reclaiming our rights.”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/nzs-biggest-iwi-urban-maori-feel-left-out-in-treaty-of-waitangi-settlements/QVDGL3LWZRGKBHGD57PYQAOUVY/
Most Māori feel ‘left out’ in the conversation over tribal lands because they live in large cities and have lost connections to their iwi, urban Māori advocates say.
About 80% per cent of New Zealand’s Māori population of 904,100 lives in urban areas. A large majority are disconnected from their culture and their whenua through generational and cultural assimilation.
“In some cases, urban Māori often feel left out of conversations around settlements and resource allocation. Settlement discussions have traditionally focused on tribal iwi, leaving urban Māori, who may not have a direct tribal affiliation, feeling marginalised.
“However, efforts have been made to include and represent urban Māori in these discussions, and organisations [such as] Te Whanau o Waipareira and Numa (National Urban Māori Authority) advocate for their rights and interests.
“So urban Māori suffered loss of assets, which was a clear Government policy. The Hunn Report of 1960 demonstrated that the best proud Māori were to be white-te-fied.
“We at Waipareira and urban Māori organisations are reclaiming our rights.”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/nzs-biggest-iwi-urban-maori-feel-left-out-in-treaty-of-waitangi-settlements/QVDGL3LWZRGKBHGD57PYQAOUVY/