Te reo Maori was pushed out of Maori culture while my dad was growing up and being schooled. Although he used simple sentences and phrases in te reo throughout my childhood, I believe that if he had not been pushed to disconnect from Maori language we would not have been deprived of learning more te reo Maori. Language is the gateway to ones culture and heritage. I want our future tamariki to have endless opportunities to learn about our tipuna, and language is the first step.
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