Te reo Maori is us, all of us. Te reo Maori is beautiful, it carries our home spirit, our soul. Like so many my whakapapa is huge mix Maori with European; Ngati Manu hapu, Nga puhi iwi, English, Scots, French & German. I am so grateful now to have more opportunities & encouragement to use te reo Maori, even though my skills are just learning.
This is something that is important to me because I want turn around the shame & punishment my grand & great-grand parents received - which made them stop speaking te reo Maori.
Ngaa mihi nui for giving me the opportunity and focus to do this.
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