Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 5, 2019 5:03:43 GMT 12
WAIPIRO HUI CHALLENGE TO MAINSTREAM OUTLETS
A south Auckland Māori warden says Māori must be given a say over whether more liquor outlets are opened in their communities.
"Alcohol is the manifestation of a whole lot of stuff that our people feel - colonisation, the near decimation of our language, the loss of our land, all those sorts of things. Māori in a lot of cases drink to bury the pain. Do mainstream providers know how to deal with that? The answer is no," Mr Ratu says.
He says the answer lies in giving Maori the power to drive their own solutions and control their environment....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjMyNTM/Paakiwaha/Waipiro-hui-challenge-to-mainstream-outlets
A south Auckland Māori warden says Māori must be given a say over whether more liquor outlets are opened in their communities.
"Alcohol is the manifestation of a whole lot of stuff that our people feel - colonisation, the near decimation of our language, the loss of our land, all those sorts of things. Māori in a lot of cases drink to bury the pain. Do mainstream providers know how to deal with that? The answer is no," Mr Ratu says.
He says the answer lies in giving Maori the power to drive their own solutions and control their environment....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjMyNTM/Paakiwaha/Waipiro-hui-challenge-to-mainstream-outlets