Posted on Aug 5, 2022
New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past
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Posted 2 y ago
Responses: 2
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."We have an older, very monocultural, focused generation that actually just don't want to change at all and have been raised in an education system that didn't talk about Maori, that didn't acknowledge our culture and who were part and parcel of dismissing, and in fact legally banning our language, legally confiscating land, legally putting us in some difficult situations.
This isn't about taking anything from anyone. It's actually about lifting trauma and bringing to life a culture that can enrich everyone's life in Aotearoa."
..."We have an older, very monocultural, focused generation that actually just don't want to change at all and have been raised in an education system that didn't talk about Maori, that didn't acknowledge our culture and who were part and parcel of dismissing, and in fact legally banning our language, legally confiscating land, legally putting us in some difficult situations.
This isn't about taking anything from anyone. It's actually about lifting trauma and bringing to life a culture that can enrich everyone's life in Aotearoa."
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