emily’s Reviews > Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori, Honouring the Treaty > Status Update
emily
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we are not tangata whenua; our roots are not the same as those of Māori, or as deeply set in time and in the land. it was not our ancestors who first explored, names and learnt how to live in this place. we are not of that unique culture that developed as a result. tangata tiriti will always be people who came later, and hence our being here is, in relation to and shaped by Māori being here before us
— May 19, 2025 09:45PM
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emily
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"I mean absolutely against your will, but until we understand as a population the responsibilities that our ancestors took on in signing te Tiriti and the importance of right relationships between Maori and non-Māori, that sort of personal crossover always runs the risk of ultimately breaking down into a melding of culture that represents a continuation of the loss imposed by colonisation
— May 26, 2025 03:30PM
emily
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"I think its about an understanding of how far we as settler people have to go. There's a sense in which, when you immerse yourself in the culture, when you learn the language, when you perform the arts, when you do the science within that culture, there's a deep privilege that attaches to that, that bears the risk that you end up being a cog in the colonial wheel...
— May 26, 2025 03:26PM
emily
is on page 91 of 177
Start at an aspirations level and ‘How can we improve the lives of tamariki?’, for example, before getting into the nuts and bolts. And acknowledge the space and history. And give time.
— May 25, 2025 09:53PM
emily
is on page 41 of 177
this means that māori are repeatedly exposed to the differences between themselves and pākehā, while pākehā are not. they are in some way protected from the knowledge of difference
— May 19, 2025 10:03PM
emily
is on page 40 of 177
Brandt found it common for cross-cultural friendships to operate solely within the Pākehā world. despite the high level of contact -- the opportunities for Pākehā to cross into the Māori world are limited or can be difficult to take. so, while Māori are necessarily bicultural, Brandt's data points to the many instances in which Pākehā are not
— May 19, 2025 10:00PM
