New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population ... the tangata whenua (people of the land ...

However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...

Science has all too often been seen as a mode of knowledge that became the dominant way to see the world at a particular time in western history. For example, the Copernican revolution changed the way ...

“If Indigenous peoples don’t have sovereignty of ... knowledge and traditions. In New Zealand, where Maori is enjoying a revival, the government aims to have 1 million basic speakers by ...

Yale University is offering a course in te reo Māori - a first for any Ivy League university. Te reo Māori is a second language for Amelia Butler, who leans on her whakapapa to help others around the ...

The conflict highlights the tensions that have arisen amid the growing enthusiasm for the indigenous language ... referendum and sanction of the New Zealand people?” Mr Peters asked Mr Brownlee.

It reflects the way enthusiasm for the Indigenous language among New ... s name without the referendum and sanction of the New Zealand people?” Peters asked Brownlee. Menéndez March, who ...

Elizabeth Ellis' tireless work as an artist and leader in Māori arts and education has landed Ellis the title of Senior New ...

New York, NY – Indigenous women across continents and three organizations joined together at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s 69th Session (UNCSW69) to amplify their voices and ...

The conflict over a word increasingly prominent in New Zealand life arose last month when one lawmaker objected to another's use of the term. It reflects the way enthusiasm for the Indigenous ...