whenua wahine

māori & indigenous rights - ngāi tahu, typing from akl aotearoa

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Peter Taptuna, Premier of Nunavut on National Aboriginal Day. Premier Taptuna is inuit.

[word-stuck]

kōwhekowheko (submitted by Christopher Murphy)

Note: The “wh” in Māori is pronounced like “f”

[whenuawahine]

Tamsin Hanly - Taking NZ History into Schools

Tamsin Hanly is a former primary school teacher who is so passionate about the need to teach New Zealand history in our schools that she mortgaged her house to fund a six volume curriculum covering more than two hundred years of history from both Maori and Pakeha perspectives. You can find out more about the project at the Critical Histories website.

[sofarawayy-deactivated20210922]

Solidarity.

[richincolor]

At Nine Worlds, I purchased a copy of Zen Cho’s beautiful collection entitled Spirits Abroad, published by the Malaysian press Buku Fixi. I was struck by the publisher’s manifesto, which appears on the back of the flyleaf. In this manifesto, the publisher states: We will not use italics for non-American/non-English terms. The publisher then goes on to say: “Nasi lemak and kongkek are some of the pleasures of Malaysian life that should be celebrated without apology; italics are a form of apology.” Reading this and considering italics as a form of apology, I find myself thinking of writers coming from countries that have endured colonization, from countries where English is an imposed tongue. I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader? I think of italics, apologies and explanations, and the connecting line between these words. If we have read and consumed work from writers from the West without complaint, if we have gone that extra step to fully engage with that work, surely we can trust that those who seek out our stories will also take that extra step to meet us halfway.

Movements: Translations, Mother Tongue, and Acts of Resistance by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz (via richincolor)

[attndotcom]

Stereotypes are damaging. Make sure you get the whole story.

[idlenomore]

[westsidewahine]

shout outs to the māori out there doing their best to represent us even if you don’t know your hapū/iwi or have been disconnected from them in the process of colonisation. 

[fuckyeahworldoftaika]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople Selfie in Te reo Maori Competition Ka nui te mihi nga e nga whanau Thank you to all those who entered the competition to find the Maori word for selfie. “Ahau-ii” was really popular and we had dozens of entries, hundreds of shares & likes and over 19,000 views of the video with Taika and his “rakau ahua-ii”. So here is the korero feedback from our judges at Te Taura Whiri i te reo Maori: We have deliberated and the commission’s top pick from the list of submissions is MATATAHI. Here are the commission’s reasons for selecting this kupu: · The whole point of a selfie is to capture an image of one’s face (not any other part of their body) which fits into the meaning of this word when it is broken down – mata (face) tahi (one) · The word is not a transliterate or form of slang · The meaning of the word is whakaaro Māori and therefore has authenticity · The word is easy to pronounce as it contains four syllables with phonetics that have English word equivalents (mar-ta-ta-he). Therefore it is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the Hunt for the Wilderpeople competition is Ua’i Hetet Tainefu! He mihi atu ki a koe Ua’i!! We’ll be in touch about your winning tickets to the Auckland Premiere to Hunt for the Wilderpeople this week, as well as your Rakau Matatahi. To all who participated, a big awhi from us atTangataWhenua.com; shout outs to Anna Dean for including us in this cool campaign (and all the best with your upcoming nuptials) and kia kaha to all those in the new movie. We can’t wait to watch. So - toru - rua - tahi - MATATAHI!

[whenuawahine]

What is indigenous rights?

It depends, as there is no singular notion of ‘indigeneity’, there is also no singular notion of ‘rights’ either. Basically it is the recognition of the specific conditions of the indigenous peoples. This differs group to group, and culture to culture. 

A major difference for the movement of indigenous rights is the stressed importance of collective rights. The rights the group has to exist and to continue existing. 

[whenuawahine]

Guatemala military sexual violence trial starts - BBC News

A trial begins in Guatemala of two ex-military officers for human rights abuses against indigenous women during the country's long armed conflict.

Article doesn’t go into that much detail about the importance of these trials for local Indigenous communities and Indigenous women worldwide.

This was a tremendous effort from all involved, especially as the women who brought claims forward had to do so without speaking English or Spanish only the Mayan language of Q'eqchi.

[micdotcom]

Watch: MTV just gave indigenous artists a huge platform — and finally, people are listening 

[thetallblacknerd]

Here for it

[bunyatta]

who was the asshole that decided tattoos looked unprofessional 

[sodom-hussein]

the generation that did is dying out so don’t worry

[takealookatyourlife]

The race that did isn’t dying out though and they are still actively discriminating against tattoos. Many Polynesian cultures have lost so much of their cultural heritage and identity due to colonisation ( “Church activities discouraged the acquisition of new moko once you joined the church. If you got new moko you would be banished. Guns were traded for tattooed heads; it was a flourishing business. And finally, litigation. The law.” Mark Kopua). Nowadays we don’t have any laws against Ta Moko but Maori and Polynesian people can be legally be denied jobs because their culture is “unprofessional” or “threatening”. Like good luck living in a capitalist society without an income.

tl;dr yes do worry about loss of cultural identity/traditions and white culture’s forced assimilation..

[cannibality-deactivated20250227]

like i can’t express how little of a shit i give about privileged white people in this situation when our aunties can’t even get a job for an airline which uses toi Māori in its branding bc she has tā moko. like the problem with this situation is absolutely colonialism and white supremacy first and not being allowed to rock your totally awesome infinity tattoo with the word ‘infinity’ forming part of the loop second.

[richincolor]

At Nine Worlds, I purchased a copy of Zen Cho’s beautiful collection entitled Spirits Abroad, published by the Malaysian press Buku Fixi. I was struck by the publisher’s manifesto, which appears on the back of the flyleaf. In this manifesto, the publisher states: We will not use italics for non-American/non-English terms. The publisher then goes on to say: “Nasi lemak and kongkek are some of the pleasures of Malaysian life that should be celebrated without apology; italics are a form of apology.” Reading this and considering italics as a form of apology, I find myself thinking of writers coming from countries that have endured colonization, from countries where English is an imposed tongue. I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader? I think of italics, apologies and explanations, and the connecting line between these words. If we have read and consumed work from writers from the West without complaint, if we have gone that extra step to fully engage with that work, surely we can trust that those who seek out our stories will also take that extra step to meet us halfway.

Movements: Translations, Mother Tongue, and Acts of Resistance by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz (via richincolor)

[manamaorifest-blog]

Do you speak Kiwinglish? New Zealand's distinct linguistic identity

[whenuawahine]

New Zealand English is like English, but different. And it’s developing in a direction all of its own. Tumeke!

[beadedwaist-blog]

So you understand that little white girls seeing only thin white girl’s being showcased, praised and adored, can fuck them up. But you don’t get why Black and Brown kids seeing white faces constantly is a problem. Okay.

[black--lamb-blog]

Shit!

[terminallyjilll]

well dollskill was just taken off my list of all time favorite stores….

[culturalappropriationon]

Unreal.

[gabifresh-deactivated20200615]

that email is almost worse than the headdress