Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 29, 2019 19:25:41 GMT 12
NOTHING HIGHLIGHTS THE DENIAL OF COLONIALISM QUITE LIKE THE PARIHAKA APOLOGY
We must never allow the perfect to defeat the good, but the fact that it's taken 138 years to formally apologise for the tragedy of Parihaka speaks volumes about the cultural denial of the negative effects of colonialism.
The secret to New Zealand's economic success over its barely 200 year life has been the illegal seizure of indigenous lands and point blank refusal to hand them back or pay genuine compensation for their theft.
Māori lost 95% of their land in less than a century, the economic, cultural and political legacy of that level of theft is seen today in every negative social, education and health statistic we have.
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjMwMTg/Nothing-highlights-the-denial-of-colonialism-quite-like-the-Parihaka-apology
We must never allow the perfect to defeat the good, but the fact that it's taken 138 years to formally apologise for the tragedy of Parihaka speaks volumes about the cultural denial of the negative effects of colonialism.
The secret to New Zealand's economic success over its barely 200 year life has been the illegal seizure of indigenous lands and point blank refusal to hand them back or pay genuine compensation for their theft.
Māori lost 95% of their land in less than a century, the economic, cultural and political legacy of that level of theft is seen today in every negative social, education and health statistic we have.
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjMwMTg/Nothing-highlights-the-denial-of-colonialism-quite-like-the-Parihaka-apology