Waitangi Greetings from Paris

Posted by karere under Maori News

Maori in Paris joined others around the globe to celebrate Tino Rangatiratanga and Waitangi Day. “Maori have a long tradition of struggle and resistance against colonisation the flag represents that struggle and Waitangi Day is the day that we remember” said Teanau Tuiono Te Ata Tino  Toa organiser now resident in France.

“There are many different meanings for Tino Rangatiratanga and the concept itself is part of a rich and ongoing debate in Maori society. The word ‘tino’ is an intensifier and the word ‘rangatiratanga’ broadly speaking relates to the exercise of ‘chieftainship’. Its closest english translation is self-determination -although many also refer to it as ‘absolute sovereignty’ or Maori independence. Such a concept embraces the spiritual link Maori have with ‘Papatuanuku’
(Earthmother) and is a part of the international drive by indigenous peoples for self determination..”

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