Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2018 5:11:49 GMT 12
CULTURAL INDOCTRINATION WEEK
Last week was Maori language week. Speaking te reo appears to have become New Zealand’s new cause célèbre.
While on the surface it may appear to be a worthy objective, there is a radical political agenda behind this seemingly innocent cause.
The former co-leader of the Maori Party Marama Fox revealed the plan in a Listener interview just before the last election. She explained that the path to Maori control of New Zealand hinged on te reo becoming compulsory in schools.
She said it was all ‘plotted out’: “It would take 36 years – 12 election cycles – for a Maori sovereignty party to share government… it’s a radical vision… but if we believe in it, then we need to march towards it.”
According to Marama Fox, their vision of shared Government involves replacing our Westminster model of Parliamentary democracy with a “unique form of governance that would favour Maori customs, principles and values”.
She explained that the thinking of New Zealanders needs to be shifted to achieve this goal, and a “critical step” is to make “the Maori language a core subject in the country’s schools… People look at things differently once they’ve acquired te reo. It’s a world view. The Maori world view is different and that’s expressed in the language. The language unlocks our history and our thinking”.
In other words, the compulsory teaching of the Maori language in New Zealand schools is critical, if the Maori sovereignty movement is to achieve its ultimate objective of bicultural rule and tribal control of decision-making in New Zealand.
Earlier this month, Victoria University’s Dr Awanui Te Huia shed more light on the role that the Maori language plays in the development of biculturalism: “When Pakeha students make progress toward addressing inequitable treatment of Maori, it can create a sense of partnership and bicultural allegiance. The more proficient a Pakeha student becomes in te reo, the more investment the student tends to make towards their cultural identity development.
“This is where the acknowledgement of the colonial history comes into play. Students who are able to acknowledge they are from a group who has a history that is beneficial to them as descendants of colonisers are able to connect on a level that is more honest. They are able to own the identity and use it to position themselves in a way that acknowledges that history, but is also committed to an equitable society based on Treaty principles of partnership and equality.”
In other words, the teaching of the Maori language provides the opportunity for all-embracing cultural indoctrination. In light of that, it would be more honest, if instead of being called ‘Maori Language Week’, we renamed it ‘Maori Cultural Indoctrination Week’......
Continue reading Dr Muriel Newman’s disturbing article here > www.nzcpr.com/cultural-indoctrination-week/#more-27418
*** URGENT MAKE A SUBMISSION ON MAORI LANGUAGE ***
If you have concerns about the Government’s Maori language revitalisation strategy, NZCPR would strongly urge you to say so.
According to the website, an “analysis of the submissions will inform the final strategy which will go to Cabinet in November”.
Clearly, in situations like this, all opinions matter. You can make a submission on the Te Puni Kokiri website HERE or by sending an email to maihi.karauna@tpk.govt.nz by 5pm 28 September 2018.
Last week was Maori language week. Speaking te reo appears to have become New Zealand’s new cause célèbre.
While on the surface it may appear to be a worthy objective, there is a radical political agenda behind this seemingly innocent cause.
The former co-leader of the Maori Party Marama Fox revealed the plan in a Listener interview just before the last election. She explained that the path to Maori control of New Zealand hinged on te reo becoming compulsory in schools.
She said it was all ‘plotted out’: “It would take 36 years – 12 election cycles – for a Maori sovereignty party to share government… it’s a radical vision… but if we believe in it, then we need to march towards it.”
According to Marama Fox, their vision of shared Government involves replacing our Westminster model of Parliamentary democracy with a “unique form of governance that would favour Maori customs, principles and values”.
She explained that the thinking of New Zealanders needs to be shifted to achieve this goal, and a “critical step” is to make “the Maori language a core subject in the country’s schools… People look at things differently once they’ve acquired te reo. It’s a world view. The Maori world view is different and that’s expressed in the language. The language unlocks our history and our thinking”.
In other words, the compulsory teaching of the Maori language in New Zealand schools is critical, if the Maori sovereignty movement is to achieve its ultimate objective of bicultural rule and tribal control of decision-making in New Zealand.
Earlier this month, Victoria University’s Dr Awanui Te Huia shed more light on the role that the Maori language plays in the development of biculturalism: “When Pakeha students make progress toward addressing inequitable treatment of Maori, it can create a sense of partnership and bicultural allegiance. The more proficient a Pakeha student becomes in te reo, the more investment the student tends to make towards their cultural identity development.
“This is where the acknowledgement of the colonial history comes into play. Students who are able to acknowledge they are from a group who has a history that is beneficial to them as descendants of colonisers are able to connect on a level that is more honest. They are able to own the identity and use it to position themselves in a way that acknowledges that history, but is also committed to an equitable society based on Treaty principles of partnership and equality.”
In other words, the teaching of the Maori language provides the opportunity for all-embracing cultural indoctrination. In light of that, it would be more honest, if instead of being called ‘Maori Language Week’, we renamed it ‘Maori Cultural Indoctrination Week’......
Continue reading Dr Muriel Newman’s disturbing article here > www.nzcpr.com/cultural-indoctrination-week/#more-27418
*** URGENT MAKE A SUBMISSION ON MAORI LANGUAGE ***
If you have concerns about the Government’s Maori language revitalisation strategy, NZCPR would strongly urge you to say so.
According to the website, an “analysis of the submissions will inform the final strategy which will go to Cabinet in November”.
Clearly, in situations like this, all opinions matter. You can make a submission on the Te Puni Kokiri website HERE or by sending an email to maihi.karauna@tpk.govt.nz by 5pm 28 September 2018.