Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 13, 2019 3:39:51 GMT 12
BEING PĀKEHĀ: THE BEN FAGAN EXPERIENCE
Tuia 250 is designed to look like it's not actually celebrating the ravages of colonisation. Unlike previous anniversaries of the Endeavour’s arrival, there will be no naval visits from fellow colonising nation states, no parade, and no giant model of Cook’s head. The name of this year’s commemoration includes te reo Māori, and waka hourua are voyaging along with the Endeavour replica. It looks different, so it’s easy to think that this one really is different.
But how can it be, when the underlying power dynamics haven’t changed? The Crown still dictates that Cook’s crime spree of 1769 is fundamental to the public’s shared heritage, decides it’s worth spending more than $23 million dollars of shared wealth to commemorate, and insists on bringing back the replica Endeavour to re-enact invasion as a centrepiece of the events. Hapū, iwi, and hāpori Māori are then given the choice to either participate on the Crown’s terms or receive none of the funding to share their crucial knowledge and perspectives.
www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/11/12/898682/being-pkeh-the-ben-fagan-experience
TUIA 250: THE EFFECTS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK'S ARRIVAL ON TANGATA WHENUA
As a country, we treated Cook as an archetypal hero. But in doing that, we ignored a lot of things that hurt and harm local Māori in our community and in the country. This time, we want all the stories to be told, the ones from the shore as well as the ones from the ship.
Cook is not being expunged from the narrative. The first arrival of Europeans was a watershed moment, without doubt, and if you try to say let's not think about it, that is a strategy of avoidance that usually doesn't work. But he is there in his rightful place as somebody who arrived quite a bit later, who was a great navigator and explorer but not perfect, and who didn't discover Aotearoa.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117351003/tuia-250-the-effects-of-captain-james-cooks-arrival-on-tangata-whenua
KAPA HAKA COMPETITIONS WORTH UP TO $20 MILLION TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN NELSON
The cultural impact was also significant, she said, raising the profile of Te Ao Māori in the region.
"It's raising the profile: of kapa haka and of te reo and also I know of the rohe from a cultural perspective, so people become supportive of the kaupapa and what it does for the tamariki."
She said kapa haka raised the confidence of the children participating in it, helped them to take pride in themselves, and in "bringing the mauri (life-force) home".
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117321753/kapa-haka-competitions-worth-up-to-20-million-to-take-centre-stage-in-nelson
Tuia 250 is designed to look like it's not actually celebrating the ravages of colonisation. Unlike previous anniversaries of the Endeavour’s arrival, there will be no naval visits from fellow colonising nation states, no parade, and no giant model of Cook’s head. The name of this year’s commemoration includes te reo Māori, and waka hourua are voyaging along with the Endeavour replica. It looks different, so it’s easy to think that this one really is different.
But how can it be, when the underlying power dynamics haven’t changed? The Crown still dictates that Cook’s crime spree of 1769 is fundamental to the public’s shared heritage, decides it’s worth spending more than $23 million dollars of shared wealth to commemorate, and insists on bringing back the replica Endeavour to re-enact invasion as a centrepiece of the events. Hapū, iwi, and hāpori Māori are then given the choice to either participate on the Crown’s terms or receive none of the funding to share their crucial knowledge and perspectives.
www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/11/12/898682/being-pkeh-the-ben-fagan-experience
TUIA 250: THE EFFECTS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK'S ARRIVAL ON TANGATA WHENUA
As a country, we treated Cook as an archetypal hero. But in doing that, we ignored a lot of things that hurt and harm local Māori in our community and in the country. This time, we want all the stories to be told, the ones from the shore as well as the ones from the ship.
Cook is not being expunged from the narrative. The first arrival of Europeans was a watershed moment, without doubt, and if you try to say let's not think about it, that is a strategy of avoidance that usually doesn't work. But he is there in his rightful place as somebody who arrived quite a bit later, who was a great navigator and explorer but not perfect, and who didn't discover Aotearoa.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117351003/tuia-250-the-effects-of-captain-james-cooks-arrival-on-tangata-whenua
KAPA HAKA COMPETITIONS WORTH UP TO $20 MILLION TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN NELSON
The cultural impact was also significant, she said, raising the profile of Te Ao Māori in the region.
"It's raising the profile: of kapa haka and of te reo and also I know of the rohe from a cultural perspective, so people become supportive of the kaupapa and what it does for the tamariki."
She said kapa haka raised the confidence of the children participating in it, helped them to take pride in themselves, and in "bringing the mauri (life-force) home".
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117321753/kapa-haka-competitions-worth-up-to-20-million-to-take-centre-stage-in-nelson