Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 13, 2019 16:24:16 GMT 12
LAW LECTURER WEIGHS INTO DEBATE ABOUT RENAMING COUNTRY
A law lecturer says the symbolism of renaming the country Aotearoa New Zealand could be enhanced by reflecting the Treaty of Waitangi partnership in the constitutional arrangements.
Dr Carwyn Jones specialises in the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Crown – Iwi Relations.
“Here, the inclusion of Aotearoa in the country’s official name makes an important link to Indigenous language and culture. It would signal that a part of our uniqueness and our nationhood is connected to the way the nation state was founded, the way Indigenous and settler communities agreed to come together in a Treaty partnership while recognising and respecting each other’s authority,” he says.......
www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/latest-news/news/law-lecturer-weighs-into-debate-about-country-name-change
A law lecturer says the symbolism of renaming the country Aotearoa New Zealand could be enhanced by reflecting the Treaty of Waitangi partnership in the constitutional arrangements.
Dr Carwyn Jones specialises in the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Crown – Iwi Relations.
“Here, the inclusion of Aotearoa in the country’s official name makes an important link to Indigenous language and culture. It would signal that a part of our uniqueness and our nationhood is connected to the way the nation state was founded, the way Indigenous and settler communities agreed to come together in a Treaty partnership while recognising and respecting each other’s authority,” he says.......
www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/latest-news/news/law-lecturer-weighs-into-debate-about-country-name-change