Some people had decided never to teach their children Maori because of the punishment they themselves received at school for speaking Maori Cover two fifths of the household heads we interviewed said they had been punished for speaking Maori at school). One woman who had been strapped at school for speaking Maori, had vowed never to teach her children Maori but had changed her mind about it since.
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Auckland | 1970-79 | 5% of Māori children can speak te reo. (1970-75) | Story is by tangata whenua
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