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Much loved elder and teacher, the late Wiremu Tawhai, on working between languages
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Click here to listen to a conversation with Wiremu Tawhai on Working Between Languages
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Wiremu Tawhai, loved and respected teacher of language and culture, scholar, author, actor and elder of Te Whanau o Apanui tribe, speaks about his passion for the Maori language, the importance of traditional languages and knowledge, and of his efforts in language recovery in a tribal institution of higher learning in Aotearoa New Zealand and in his own community.
Patu Hohepa on Working Between Languages
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Executive Chair of the New Zealand Maori Council, Manu Paul, on working between languages
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Click here to hear a conversation with Maori elder Manu Paul (Ngati Rangitihi tribe), Executive Chair of the New Zealand Maori Council and organic farmer, on working between languages
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See below for a transcript of this conversation:
Manu Paul: So in terms of language and the indigenousness nature of people it seems to me that what the world needs to know is that language is Poutokomanawa [ridge pole or centre pole] of diversity. Alright? I’m reminded of that song about the 60’s or 70’s “and they all lived in little boxes and they all looked just the same”. Alright? The message there is that difference is to be lauded. Diversity is to be grasped so that you have a standard to measure yourself against because how else would you know how good you are?
Conversations about Indigenous Languages, Culture, and Identity in the 21st Century 