It’s important to me that we decolonize our language and remove the barriers to knowledge of indigenous taonga like weaving, carving and tattooing, as well as the spiritual knowledge of our people that is unfortunately disappearing with our tūpuna. All Māori have the right and deserve the space to speak our native tongue, to know what our ancestors knew and practice our art forms with dignity and respect, however long and windy the journey back to our culture may be.
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