Language is a huge part of a culture. Te reo Maori is beautiful and it is rich with layers and layers of meaning. It is important to me that the language becomes normalised for all of us in Aotearoa as a sign of respect to Maori, past and present. While it can’t fix the injustices that have happened to, by ensuring the language is known (and therefore the customs etc within), I would hope that greater understanding can occur and that this will help prevent any ongoing injustice.
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